Trending in Science (the US) - Week 44, 2026

Weekly archive: 26 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 (Monday to Sunday). Final ranking by peak daily search volume, as of Nov 1, 2026.

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1. moon tonight 5000+ searches · 2 days

   • Moon phase today: What the Moon will look like on October 28, 2026 – Mashable
   • Full moon names and dates for 2026 and 2027, explained – qz.com
2. earthquake 1000+ searches · 2 days

   • What happens to a 230-kilovolt three-phase power transformer during an earthquake? – Factor This
   • Alaska Records Magnitude 4.4 Earthquake Near Eureka Roadhouse – NTD News
3. el nino us winter forecast 1000+ searches · 2 days

   • Everything You Could Possibly Want to Know About El Niño – The New York Times
   • Forecasters are predicting a warmer and wetter winter. Here's how El Niño will affect your region – NPR
4. friday the 13th 5000+ searches

   • Welcome to the real ‘Crystal Lake': Visiting the New Jersey town where ‘Friday the 13th' was filmed – NBC New York
   • ‘Crystal Lake’ Hits 1.3 Billion Minutes Watched in 11 Days, Becoming Peacock’s No. 4 Scripted Debut Ever – Variety
5. hunters moon october full moon 10000+ searches

   • Here’s what to know about tonight’s Hunter’s Moon – The Boston Globe
   • Tonight's Hunter's Moon will glow orange for a spooky October sky – USA TODAY 10BEST
6. october hunter moon 10000+ searches

   • Here’s what to know about tonight’s Hunter’s Moon – The Boston Globe
   • October's 'Hunter's Moon' stalks into the autumn sky tonight: Here's what you need to know – Space
7. weapons 500+ searches

   • DIA Releases Challenges to Security in Space – DIA.mil
   • China Fielding Robotic Space Weapons That Can Attack Other Satellites – Forbes
8. el niño 500+ searches

   • Climate experts map potential Bay Area flood risks from El Niño – ABC7 Bay Area
   • Could El Niño trigger an 'ARkStorm?' California's flood risk explained – USA Today
9. moon rise today 2000+ searches

   • Karwa Chauth 2026: Moon Not Visible Tonight? Here’s How to Break Your Fast According to Hindu Traditions – The Times of India
   • The Hunger Games of Karwa Chauth – The New Indian Express
10. space 2000+ searches

    • China's secretive space plane caught on camera in incredible new photo released by US military – Space
    • China's spacecraft captured in new intel report – Axios
11. ice age 100+ searches

    • We'd Be Entering an Ice Age Right Now if Climate Change Hadn't Terminated It, Study Suggests – ScienceAlert
    • Humans accidentally canceled the next ice age — but it’s no reason to celebrate, scientists say – CNN
12. gta delayed 1000+ searches

    • Emberville Delays Early Access Launch at the Last Minute – IGN
    • Stardew Valley-Style Dark Fantasy RPG Delays Steam Early Access Launch to 2027 – 80 Level
13. ramses ii colossal statues discovery egypt 1000+ searches

    • Giant statues of pharaoh with Moses link discovered after farmer finds inscribed stone – Fox News
    • A Farmer in Egypt Stumbled Upon a Pink Stone and Called the Authorities. They Found the Remains of Two Colossal Statues of Ramses II Beneath the Property – Smithsonian Magazine
14. universe 500+ searches

    • Physicists created a tiny universe and watched time emerge without a clock – Science Daily
    • Scientists create a tiny universe: “It offers a new view of the nature of time in quantum gravity” – MARCA
15. earthquake near me 500+ searches

    • Earthquake measuring 2.6 rattles area near Ridgemark, CA on Oct. 28 – Sacramento Bee
    • Earthquake near San Jose Tuesday jolts South Bay – KRON4
16. new dwarf planet 500+ searches

    • ‘It’s big’: Astronomers make startling discovery of a possible dwarf planet beyond Pluto – CNN
    • Astronomers found a mysterious object beyond Neptune, and it could be a new dwarf planet – Space
17. cte 500+ searches

    • The High-Stakes Effort to Grasp the True Rate of Brain Disease in the N.F.L. – The New York Times
    • New study suggests 3 in 4 former NFL players who died from 2008 to 2023 had CTE – CNN
18. super el niño november weather forecast 200+ searches

    • Could Super El Niño influence the polar vortex to do something it's never done before this winter? – FOX Weather
    • The polar vortex shows signs of a rare early weakening. Here’s what that means for New England. – The Boston Globe
19. russian pacific fleet bulava launch 200+ searches

    • 24,000-ton nuclear-powered submarine fires 5,160-mile-range missile while submerged – Interesting Engineering
    • Putin test fires nuclear-capable missile amid dispute over NATO phone call – Yahoo
20. twin hurricanes hawaii 200+ searches

    • Twin hurricanes stare out to space as they barrel toward Hawaii — Earth from space – Live Science
    • Satellite Photo Shows Two Hurricanes Side by Side Like a Pair of Eyes Staring Into Space – Around Prague
21. perseverance 100+ searches

    • Perseverance offers clues to protect crews from ultrafine Mars dust – Phys.org
    • Mars dust is dangerous! What did NASA JPL find that could threaten future astronauts? – Moneycontrol.com