NASA will brief reporters Oct. 20 on two spacewalks to install the final ISS roll-out solar arrays and complete a power upgrade.
NASA To Host News Conference Previewing US Spacewalks 100, 101
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NASA Names Astronaut Christina Koch Acting Deputy Chief Engineer
Astronaut and engineer Christina Koch will become NASA’s acting deputy chief engineer on Nov. 1, replacing Katherine Van Hooser after her retirement.
Open Thread 455
Astral Codex Ten’s Open Thread 455 lists a Stanford meetup date change, a donation match for Legal Impact For Chickens and an AI research residency in Portugal.
APOD: 2026 October 12 – Jupiter And The Moons
NASA’s Oct. 12 Astronomy Picture of the Day shows Jupiter’s four Galilean moons aligned above Earth’s Moon during a recent occultation.
Terence Tao: Math 2.0 [Pdf]
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Search and coverage interest in Terence Tao’s “Math 2.0” PDF is rising, but the reason for the spike and the document’s contents are unconfirmed.
The Lightbulb Computer
A September 2026 design project shows a bulky prototype combining a projector and computer vision, while acknowledging it is not ready for consumers.
APOD: 2026 October 10 – Lunar Farside
NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day features a Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mosaic, highlighting the farside’s rugged terrain and thicker crust.
Pointing AI At Archives Found A Forgotten Meteorite, Lost Rhinos, And More
A software engineer used AI to screen historical archives, identifying records of a meteorite, three rhinos and possible undocumented eruptions.
NASA Sets Coverage For SpaceX 35Th Station Resupply Launch, Arrival
NASA scheduled SpaceX’s 35th station resupply launch for Oct. 13, with Dragon docking planned for Oct. 15 and more than 6,300 pounds of cargo.
What’s Earth’s Dominant Species By Mass?
A report compares species by biomass, finding cattle lead among animals while boreal trees may outweigh every other species.
