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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day
October 3, 2026
Selfie at Vera Rubin Ridge
On sol 1943 of its journey of exploration across the surface of Mars, the Curiosity Rover recorded this selfie at the south rim of Vera Rubin Ridge. Of course a sol is a Martian solar day, about 40 minutes longer than an Earth day. Curiosity's sol 1943 corresponds to Earth date January 23, 2018. Also composed as an interactive 360 degree VR, the mosaicked panorama combines 61 exposures taken by the small car-sized rover's Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI). Frames containing the imager's arm have been edited out while the extended background used was taken by the rover's Mastcam on sol 1903. At the top of the rover's mast, sitting above the Mastcam, the laser-firing ChemCam housing blocks out the distant, 5 kilometer high peak of Mount Sharp. On Earth date August 26, 2026, Curiosity marked an total elevation gain of 1 kilometer in its trek from the floor of Gale Crater up the slope of Mount Sharp.
https://science.nasa.gov/apod/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SunTuYZbNpc
Earth Tilt/Rotation Glitches, Polar Vortex, Solar Shielding | S0 News and frens
Oct.3.2026
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8jT_HmQXYs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ9n8_kD334 (Global Crisis: Why Rescue Systems Should Be Available to Every Country)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88uDmEge7kY (Max Velocity: The Weather Is About To Change In A BIG Way…)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-0r1fJeshE (On the Pulse with Silki: Life threatening FIRE HOSE has formed OVER the USA - Multiple monster Stroms JOINED !)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh2yDuueMnY (EarthMaster: Large uptick in Earthquakes off the Coast of Kamchatka. Kilauea volcano update.Friday Night update)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYaAcMnK4yY (Stefan Burns: The World's Largest Volcanic System Has Begun Acting Dangerously…)
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wildfires
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2026/10/new-wildfire-response-technology-ai-drones-robots-robotic-vehicles/
https://www.firefighterclosecalls.com/report-finds-poor-communications-marred-emergency-response-to-deadly-l-a-wildfires/
https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/wildfire-burning-west-of-reno-at-the-california-border/
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storms and floods
https://www.unilad.com/news/us-news/snowfall-united-states-el-nino-854754-20261003
https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/florida-rain-flood-threat-downpours-jacksonville-tampa-southeast
https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/weekend-flood-threat-southeast-rain-october-forecast
https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/flood-rescues-mount-as-downpours-shatter-all-time-rainfall-record-in-nebraska-town/1941358
https://www.cbs8.com/article/weather/severe-weather/san-diego-mayor-emergency-el-nino-threat-severe-weather/509-f957b4d7-8d91-4c3e-8bfd-a2db6d7d0e03
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3330763/flooding-persists-in-26-provinces-and-bangkok
https://aa.com.tr/en/environment/severe-storms-hit-crete-forcing-evacuations/4077144
https://operativmm.az/en/post/one-dead-and-90-rescued-in-floods-in-spain/80820
https://www.asianews.it/en/news/press-review/nepal-to-drain-four-glacial-lakes-following-the-floods
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hurricanes and frens
https://www.pcmag.com/news/how-starlink-helped-get-jamaica-back-online-after-hurricane-melissa
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2026/10/02/breaking-news/nolo-nears-hurricane-strength-again-in-papahanaumokuakea-marine-national-monument/
https://www.postguam.com/news/local/guam-spared-direct-choi-wan-hit-hazardous-winds-seas-linger/article_26a82e64-0978-4227-8c80-750473345427.html
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tornadoes
https://news.ssbcrack.com/tornado-strikes-new-south-wales-south-coast-causing-significant-damage-in-ulladulla
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earthquakes
https://southtahoenow.com/10/03/2026/another-south-lake-tahoe-earthquake
https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/03/ranau-records-weak-35-magnitude-earthquake-tremors-felt-in-surrounding-areas/237513
https://inshorts.com/en/news/earthquake-of-magnitude-3-6-strikes-tibet-1790998008738
https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2026/10/03/moderate-earthquake-recorded-in-north-western-myanmar
https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/23407968/mag4quake-Oct-3-2026-Iceland-117-km-E-of-Grimsfjall.html
https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/23407770/mag4quake-Oct-3-2026-Russia-Off-East-Coast-OF-Kamchatka.html
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/victorians-wake-to-48-magnitude-earthquake/news-story/20fd5cc0a5a9bdcffee6b7023ec572f9
https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/10/03/intense-taranaki-rattled-by-53-early-morning-earthquake/
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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/370269/Volcano-earthquake-report-2026-10-03.html
https://www.spaceweather.gov/
https://spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=03&month=10&year=2026
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Japan's Hayabusa2 asteroid probe's last working ion engine malfunctions
October 2, 2026
TOKYO (Kyodo) – Japan's Hayabusa2 space probe has suffered a malfunction in the last of its working ion engines, an official of the country's space agency said Friday, adding that it aims to continue the asteroid mission by combining the probe's remaining operational functions.
The problem arose in mid-August, and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will assess whether the probe, which is on an extended mission after returning samples from asteroid Ryugu to Earth, will be able to reach its new asteroid target 1998 KY26 in 2031 as planned, the official said.
Each of the probe's four ion engines normally uses its own ion source to eject ions and a neutralizer to emit electrons, with both components needed for one to operate.
JAXA hopes to keep the probe operating through "cross operation" – using the ion source of one engine with the neutralizer of another.
The operations team has tested the method and confirmed that the cross circuit combination works. This is the same method that was applied on the original Hayabusa probe and enabled it to return to Earth despite engine problems.
Launched in December 2014, Hayabusa2 delivered a capsule containing 5.4 grams of samples from asteroid Ryugu to Earth in 2020 before beginning its extended mission using its remaining fuel.
Having been in space for nearly 12 years, signs of deterioration had already been observed in the probe's key equipment, including its engines, when it made a close flyby of asteroid Torifune in July.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20261002/p2g/00m/0sc/038000c
other space objects
https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/2026/10/uae-space-agency-unveils-asteriod-probe/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN_wBYRAtkQ (Dobsonian Power: The Asteroid Cover-Up & LIVE Neptune Watch)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3F3lciFOZU (Ray's Astro: What's Happening to Saturn? | Its 10-Sided Shape Is Facing Earth)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJJU5zucb0s (Sen4K: 15 Minutes of Earth From Space 🌍 | Hurricanes, Typhoons, Moonrise & Stunning 4K Views)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaaFTpvm3xI (John Lenard Walson: #TrumpSpaceAcademy President Donald Trump's Golden Dome)
the buzzer got me, will repost