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TYB

Solar Superstorm Overdue, Ocean Collapse, Universe Confusion | S0 News and frens

Sep.24.2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4Judgorg9A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIFg9gFfyKA (Max Velocity: Nobody Is Ready For This Storm…)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4coUJPCSB78 (MrMBB333: US declares TWO 'State of Emergencies'!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdgLn2NTSxU (Mr Weatherman: Hurricane Polo gets Even Stronger in a VERY Active Pattern…)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoPbCCeXoIM (BPEarthwatch: Rapid Earth Changes!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5H7WUpFGI60 (On the Pulse with Silki: Germany's Highest Peak Is Breaking Apart as We Speak ! MASSIVE Rockfall Coming down from ZUGSPITZE)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSElkJ7dP5o (Ray's Astro: SUPER EL NIÑO 2026 | Last Time (1877), 50 Million People Died)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QUR-Mo0PZ0 (EarthMaster: Latest update on Kilauea volcano. Wednesday Night Earthquake update)

• solar

https://thedebrief.org/plasma-experiments-reveal-what-controls-magnetic-reconnection/

https://www.space.com/stargazing/auroras/aurora-season-is-back-pilot-captures-spectacular-northern-lights-from-37-000-ft

https://www.spaceweather.com/starlink/starlink_drag_explainer.html

• wildfires

https://www.inc.com/chloe-aiello/these-2-veteran-founders-raised-15-million-to-fight-wildfires-with-precision-guided-tech/91409831

https://www.curtis.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/curtis-wildfire-emissions-prevention-bill-unanimously-passes-committee/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-news/articles/major-yosemite-national-park-road-004008619.html

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mount-jack-wildfire-remains-out-of-control-9.7297493

https://lufkindailynews.com/news_reuters/top_news/the-women-volunteers-of-borneo-battling-worst-wildfires-in-11-years/article_d5d85174-91c3-5be6-92ff-cdc6c9e361c9.html

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/indonesia-records-170-000-respiratory-082653007.html

https://www.outlookindia.com/international/in-photos-wildfires-rage-through-brazilian-amazons

• storms and floods

https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-flood-mapping-tool-now-covers-nearly-100-of-us

https://westvirginiawatch.com/2026/09/24/morrisey-declares-state-of-emergency-for-boone-lincoln-counties-after-flooding/

https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/rescues-new-mexico-hurricane-polo-flood-threat

https://www.bangkokpost.com/learning/easy/3325359/visitor-goes-missing-in-flooded-pattaya

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• hurricanes and frens

https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/nolo-threatens-rare-direct-landfall-hawaii-major-hurricane

https://weather.com/2026/09/24/storms/hurricane/hawaii-hurricane-nolo-flooding-wind-forecast

https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-forecasts/noreaster-to-bring-major-coastal-flooding-potential-for-hurricane-force-gusts-in-new-england/1937400

https://www.dailymail.com/sciencetech/article-16157349/hurricane-eye-noreaster-east-coast.html

https://www.raynhampd.com/raynham-police-department-shares-severe-weather-safety-tips-ahead-of-weekend-storm/

https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/weather/severe-weather/noreaster-causes-dune-breach-in-outer-banks-shuts-down-nc-12-hatteras-island-access/83-9df0d6aa-d5ad-425e-ba62-b5e7df0629ee

https://watchers.news/2026/09/24/hurricane-polo-brings-heavy-rain-to-mexico-nhc-forecasts-baja-california-approach/

https://www.gbnews.com/news/travel-warning-north-america-mexico-hurricane-polo

https://watchers.news/2026/09/24/typhoon-dujuan-leaves-12-dead-and-3-missing-record-rain-floods-and-landslides-hit-japan/

https://caliber.az/en/post/nearly-17-000-homes-without-power-after-typhoon-hits-japan

https://www.dzrh.com.ph/post/queenie-may-reach-typhoon-category-by-sunday-pagasa-says

• tornadoes

https://www.firstalert4.com/video/2026/09/24/city-st-louis-launches-pro-bono-legal-task-force-targeting-sham-contractors-after-deadly-tornado-2/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/tornadoes-northern-tornadoes-project-9.7356187

• earthquakes

https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/31st-earthquake-hits-north-carolina-012452542.html

https://qazinform.com/news/m31-earthquake-hits-caspian-sea-214aea

https://sanangelolive.com/news/texas/2026-09-24/magnitude-36-earthquake-strikes-west-texas

https://en.apa.az/asia/magnitude-46-earthquake-strikes-off-kuril-islands-525897

https://cedarnews.net/newstasks/1002935/magnitude-5-0-earthquake-strikes-north-of-ba-fiji/

https://www.kurdpress.com/en/news/2799789/54-magnitude-earthquake-shakes-Urfa-in-Turkish-Kurdistan-wetjkgnz

https://hawarnews.com/en/earthquake-hits-riha-felt-in-rojava-syrian-areas

• volcanoes

https://phys.org/news/2026-09-scientists-reconstruct-century-explosive-volcanic.html

https://earthsky.org/earth/yellowstone-supervolcano-erupted-today-end-humanity/

https://phys.org/news/2026-09-combined-satellite-views-clues-magma.html

https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2026/09/23/video-kilauea-volcano-eruption-update-for-wednesday-september-23/

https://www.turkiyetoday.com/region/mount-etna-triggers-highest-aviation-alert-as-ash-plume-rises-4-km-3228856

• dailys

https://schumannresonance.today/

https://www.weather.gov/

https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/nfn

https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/

https://www.tornadohq.com/

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map

https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes-volcanoes/news/363602/Volcano-earthquake-report-2026-09-24.html

https://www.spaceweather.gov/

https://spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=24&month=09&year=2026

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https://avi-loeb.medium.com/evidence-that-the-dark-comet-1998-ky26-might-be-the-failed-soviet-spacecraft-phobos1-b1332b8d3215

other space objects

https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/361086779/bright-fireball-lights-skies-above-taranaki-maunga

https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/09/22/great-balls-of-fire-meteorites-fall-over-cadiz-and-the-balearics-and-turn-night-to-day/

https://www.livescience.com/space/comets/could-comet-3i-atlas-teach-us-about-life-beyond-earth-scientists-say-the-storys-not-over-yet

https://www.farmersalmanac.com/fall-2026-full-moons-meteor-showers-holidays-and-surprises-to-watch-for

https://starlust.org/esa-and-jax-as-ramses-probe-powers-up-ahead-of-a-rare-close-encounter-with-asteroid-apophis/

Evidence That the `Dark Comet’ 1998 KY26 Might Be the Failed Soviet Spacecraft Phobos 1

September 23, 2026

The first recognized interstellar object 1I/`Oumuamua showed non-gravitational acceleration away from the Sun which scaled inversely with heliocentric distance squared (as inferred here).

It also had a disk-like shape based on the periodic reflection of sunlight from its surface (as deduced here). This led me to propose that it may be a technologically-produced object, pushed by sunlight (as discussed here).

Three years after the discovery of 1I/`Oumuamua, its discovery telescope Pan-STARRS in Hawaii detected another object, labeled 2020-SO, which was definitely pushed by reflecting sunlight.

This one was later identified as the upper stage of the Surveyor 2 mission to the Moon, launched by NASA in 1966 (as reviewed here). In view of 2020-SO, my proposed interpretation of 1I/`Oumuamua appears completely reasonable.

It appeared as a reasonable conjecture for me and my 160,615 followers here, but it was regarded as a heretic point of view by comet experts.

Comet experts insist that 1I/`Oumuamua is a dark comet, namely an iceberg whose invisible outgassing pushes it like a rocket.

The only problem with their interpretation is that no gas or dust was detected around 1I/`Oumuamua, even after deep observations by the Spitzer Space Telescope (as concluded here).

This case is a remarkable display of how dogmatic scientists prefer to promote a speculative conjecture that violates some observational data while bluntly dismissing an alternative interpretation that is consistent with all available data.

The comet experts explain the anomalies of 1I/Oumuamua by appealing to invisible constituents. Of course, the great attraction of their standpoint is that it denies evidence for the possible existence of an alien space agency that may have manufactured 1I/Oumuamua similarly NASA’s production of 2020-SO.

To substantiate their assertion, the same comet experts published a recent paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (accessible here) that lists dark comets which are gravitationally bound to the Solar System.

Most of these objects show a non-gravitational acceleration that is many orders of magnitude smaller than that of 1I/`Oumuamua. Obviously, very weak accelerations require very low levels of outgassing, making them too rarefied and faint to be detected through the scattering of sunlight. Nevertheless, even this list of dark comets may include spacecraft.

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In a new paper that I co-authored with the brilliant Adam Hibberd and Adam Crowl (posted here), we show that one of these `dark comets’, labeled 1998 KY26, shows characteristics that coincide with the failed Soviet spacecraft Phobos 1, which was launched in July 1988 and suffered a failure two months later due to a faulty computer command.

1998 KY26 was observed by a number of ground-based telescopes, and the results were reported in a 2025 Nature Communication paper (accessible here).

Interestingly, this so-called `dark comet’ was observed to be shiny with a very high reflectance (albedo) of 52% (±8%). Its inferred size of 11 (±2) meters is comparable to that of a spacecraft.

In addition, it exhibits an exceedingly short rotation period of 5.35 minutes which implies a sturdy monolithic object. A rubble pile asteroid would break up under the associated centrifugal force.

The similarity of the orbit of 1998 KY26 to the orbit of the lost Phobos 1 spacecraft suggests that the two objects are the same.

In analogy with 1I/`Oumuamua, the presence of a significant nongravitational acceleration with no detectable shedding of gas or dust, suggests that 1998 KY26 is pushed by solar radiation pressure as expected for the Phobos 1 spacecraft.

Our new paper, posted here, analyzes the photometry and astrometry of 1998 KY26 to substantiate the feasibility of the above association with Phobos 1.

We use a simple three-dimensional model of the Phobos 1 spacecraft to demonstrate compelling agreement with eight light curves of 1998 KY26.

We also show that solar radiation pressure on a cylinder plus solar panels provides matches to the non-gravitational acceleration of 1998 KY26 with significant reductions in residuals (down to 11%) with respect to 260 astrometric and radar measurements.

These results add strong weight to the Phobos 1 hypothesis, and we find no clear contradictory evidence. The spin pole in Ecliptic J2000 coordinates, calculated from photometry based on the Phobos 1 assumption, is (𝜆, 𝛽) = (151, 11) degrees.

The nature of 1998 KY26 is not just an academic question. The Japanese Aerospace eXploration Agency (JAXA) plans to land the spacecraft Hayabusa2 on this object in July 2031.

In its original mission, Hayabusa2 explored the 900-meter-diameter asteroid 162173 Ryugu in 2018, returning asteroid samples to Earth in 2020. With fuel remaining, the spacecraft was sent on an extended mission until 2031, when it is set to encounter 1998 KY26.

This will be the first time a space mission encounters a tiny object on the size scale of 10-meters. Mainstream astronomers hope that this landing will reveal the nature of invisible outgassing from a dark comet.

Our prediction is that instead of an iceberg, Hayabusa 2’s cameras will reveal the label `Made in the U.S.S.R.’

If so, this would be a teaching moment to comet experts. But will these dogmatists admit that they may have gotten it wrong also for `1I/Oumuamua? I am not sure at all. As Max Planck observed: “Science advances one funeral at a time.”

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https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-selects-far-infrared-telescope-as-first-in-new-mission-class/

https://science.nasa.gov/universe/

moar

https://www.nasa.gov/organizations/oiir/artemis-accords/nasa-welcomes-croatia-as-newest-artemis-accords-signatory/

https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/earth-science/climate-science/sea-ice/arctic-sea-ice-2026-min/

https://www.nasa.gov/general/nasa-aircraft-to-make-low-altitude-research-flights-over-colorado/

https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/honors/2026/09/23/american-geophysical-unions-2026-eugene-shoemaker-lecture/

NASA Selects Far-Infrared Telescope as First in New Mission Class

Sep 23, 2026

NASA announced Wednesday a mission to explore the history and evolution of the universe, PRIMA (PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics), is advancing to the next phase of development.

This space telescope is the first in a new class of NASA astrophysics missions, called Probe Explorers, within the agency’s longstanding Explorers Program.

“The PRIMA mission is humanity’s next window into the deep universe.

It will unveil the obscure across cosmic time to better understand the formation of planets, stars, black holes, and even how water on Earth came to be,” said Nicky Fox, associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters in Washington.

NASA selected PRIMA to move into Phase B, the stage of development that advances the preliminary design and technology development for the mission.

The mission is subject to a confirmation review, based on technical, programmatic, and cost performance, to determine its readiness to begin implementation in Phase C.

If confirmed, PRIMA’s project cost is capped at $1.2 billion, not including launch and other non-project costs. The observatory will be targeted to launch in 2033, for a planned five-year mission.

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With a 5.9-foot telescope, PRIMA will conduct deep, sensitive surveys of the universe in far-infrared light, helping bridge the gap between existing infrared observatories, such as NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, and radio telescopes.

By studying radiant energy that only emerges in the far-infrared, PRIMA will address a wide range of questions about the universe. This includes the origins of planets outside our solar system, how galaxies and their black holes have grown and evolved over cosmic history, and how dust and heavy elements have built up in the universe over time – all helping paint a better picture of why the universe looks the way it does today.

“A single mission alone can’t probe all the universe’s mysteries.

But by extending the survey capabilities of our fleet into far-infrared wavelengths with PRIMA, we’re enabling an incredibly comprehensive look at the cosmos,” said Shawn Domagal-Goldman, director, Astrophysics Division, NASA Headquarters.

“With our Webb and Roman space telescopes, we set a cadence of launching premiere-class missions in both halves of the decade.

We’re going to keep that up and kick off the next decade with PRIMA, as part of a pipeline that will consistently have missions of this caliber ready to go.”

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s 2020 Decadal Survey, Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 2020s, recommended NASA establish this new Probe Explorers mission class.

NASA selected PRIMA for development after detailed evaluation of concept studies for Probe Explorer missions, based on their scientific merit in alignment with the Decadal Survey’s recommendations, feasibility of their development plans on cost and schedule, and use of technologies that could support the development of future large missions.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California will manage the PRIMA mission. Other partners include NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

The PRIMA mission also will have contributions from international partners: CNES (Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales), ASI (Agenzia Spaziale Italiana), DLR (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt), CSA (Canadian Space Agency), KASI (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute), JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), and the UK Space Agency.

The Explorers Program is the oldest continuous NASA program designed to provide frequent, low-cost access to space using principal investigator-led space science investigations relevant to the Science Mission Directorate’s astrophysics and heliophysics programs.

Since the Explorer 1 launch in 1958, which discovered Earth’s radiation belts, the Explorers Program has launched more than 100 missions, including the Uhuru and Cosmic Background Explorer missions that led to Nobel prizes for their investigators.

The Explorers Program is managed by NASA Goddard for the Science Mission Directorate, which conducts a wide variety of research and scientific exploration programs for Earth studies, space weather, the solar system, and the universe.

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https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/armd/aosp/nasa-modernizes-commercial-airline-systems/

moar

https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2026/09/23/crew-studies-advanced-health-tech-and-gears-up-for-next-crew-swap/

https://www.nasa.gov/technology/tech-transfer-spinoffs/nasas-machines-for-mars-make-beer-bubbly/

https://www.nasa.gov/missions/nisar/us-india-satellite-captures-time-lapse-video-of-volcanic-eruption/

https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/davinci/2026/09/24/nasas-davinci-beats-heat-in-preparation-for-blistering-venus-descent/

NASA Modernizes Commercial Airline Systems

Sep 23, 2026

NASA’s researchers know that when you settle into your seat on a commercial flight, you expect a smooth takeoff, views over the clouds, a steady descent, and hopefully an early arrival at your destination.

But when your flight gets delayed on the tarmac instead of lifting off, or it ends up in a holding pattern rather than landing on time, things start to change.

Your experience goes from smooth to anxiety-inducing as you worry about making your connection or getting home in time for dinner.

Large airports are among the busiest, most complex environments in aviation, with aircraft, ground crews, and service vehicles sharing crowded taxiways.

Researchers at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley recently worked with Boeing to advance three types of field tests – digital taxi information, safe taxiway, and safe runways – that could lead to safer, more efficient runway environments at airports.

During the digital taxi tests, pilots were given taxiway guidance directly on cockpit displays or tablets, instead of verbally from air traffic controllers.

Aircraft autonomously followed digital routes while researchers monitored a suite of sensors designed to identify vehicles or other aircraft impeding the taxi path and runway. The system reduced pilot and air traffic controller workloads and the risk of verbal errors.

Safe runway technology testing can also improve situational awareness for approaching aircraft.

While preparing to land a Boeing aircraft during testing, the same sensors successfully flagged a vehicle on the runway, providing additional awareness to ensure pilots could avoid potential collisions or other safety concerns.

Together, these NASA capabilities aim to reduce miscommunication, ease pilot workloads, and keep airport traffic moving smoothly.

Future testing will integrate the sensor and digital taxi systems into a simulated air traffic control environment to evaluate how the technologies can benefit overall management of the airspace.

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For years, NASA has worked to improve your experience when flying by developing new technologies to modernize the commercial airline system.

Key NASA technologies streamline and digitize the flying experience – from the departure gate, to the skies, to your safe arrival at your destination.

“Aviation safety is key to NASA’s research,” said Parimal Kopardekar, director of NASA’s Airspace Operations and Safety project.

“Technology that can provide additional autonomy and support a future airspace with multiple aircraft operating in harmony is key to advancing the National Airspace System.”

NASA’s research innovations continue after your flight takes off. Modern flights constantly respond to shifting weather, turbulence, and traffic.

Even small changes in direction or altitude can affect when a plane arrives. These changes can force flights into holding patterns while air traffic controllers attempt to rebalance the busy airspace.

NASA’s air traffic management researchers have been working for years to reduce those situations.

In a 2025 collaborative effort with Boeing, United Airlines, and international partners, NASA evaluated real‑time trajectory sharing on domestic and transoceanic flights.

During that testing, a United Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft shared frequent flight information with airline operations centers and air traffic control.

NASA used the data to understand how frequently those updates should be sent and what details matter most for generating accurate arrival predictions.

Better information helps controllers sequence traffic more precisely, which means fewer holding patterns and more direct descents for passengers.

Pre-departure rerouting technology and digital exchange tools developed at NASA allow dispatchers and controllers to see the same digital picture of flights preparing to depart.

When a better route becomes available, controllers could coordinate the change digitally instead of relying on verbal communication between pilots, controllers, and dispatchers.

The technology could lead to fewer delays, reduced fuel consumption, and more predictable operations for passengers.

NASA has now transferred the routing technology to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and airlines will continue to test it. These tools build on decades of NASA contributions to national airspace modernization.

In coordination with the FAA, NASA has advanced automation concepts, improved how arrival and departure flows are managed, and introduced data‑driven software that commercial airlines use every day.

By working closely with airlines, manufacturers, and global partners, NASA is helping to improve every phase of flight to make air travel safer and more reliable, now and in the future.

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