Trending in Science (Australia) - Week 45, 2026

Weekly archive: 2–8 Nov 2026 (Monday to Sunday). Final ranking by peak daily search volume, as of Nov 8, 2026.

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1. japan earthquake today 2000+ searches

   • Twenty-two injured as strong quake rocks central Japan – The Canberra Times
   • M5.7 quake strikes central Japan; over 20 injured – Japan Today
2. gta vi launch gallery 100+ searches · 2 days

   • GTA 6 Gets 39 New Screenshots to Celebrate Final Countdown to Release – IGN
   • Grand Theft Auto VI exclusive – The state that never sleeps – GamesRadar+
3. japan earthquakes 500+ searches

   • Magnitude 6.1 quake hits off Tokyo, but no tsunami alert issued – The Japan Times
   • A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 strikes Japan, meteorological agency says – ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
4. asteroid 200+ searches

   • A Mysterious Asteroid Is Accelerating in Space, And We're Running Out of Explanations – ScienceAlert
   • Modeling showed that 1998 KY26 is too warm to preserve ice — ScienceAlert – UA.NEWS
5. radar 500+ searches

   • Rocket Lab launches Japanese Earth-observing satellite on 99th mission to date (video) – Space
   • Radar Satellite That Sees Through Clouds and Night Set to Launch on Electron Rocket – Around Prague
6. voyager 1 200+ searches

   • NASA’s Voyager 1 Conserves Power, Resolves Brief Communications Pause – NASA Science (.gov)
   • Voyager 1 gives controllers the silent treatment – The Register
7. byd denza n8 launch date 100+ searches
8. archaeologist 100+ searches

   • Archaeologists uncover possible 19th-century castaway camp on island 'at the end of the world' – Phys.org
   • Did a penguin-hunting crew survive here? New evidence of shipwreck remains and a possible castaway camp on an island off Patagonia – Archaeology News Online Magazine
9. artemis ii 100+ searches

   • NASA's Artemis II moon launch tore a hole in Earth's upper atmosphere so huge it disrupted GPS signals – Space
   • NASA rocket may have punched a hole in the atmosphere, here's how it could impact GPS signals – WUSA9
10. nasa 100+ searches

    • NASA Swift telescope plummets to Earth over Indonesia – ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
    • NASA's Swift space telescope crashes back to Earth after failed rescue attempt – Space
11. night sky 100+ searches

    • The night-sky image so incredible the NZ man behind it has been accused of using AI – The Guardian
    • Photo of 14,000 satellite trails shows how busy space is becoming – New Scientist
12. space exploration technologies corp. 100+ searches

    • SPCX Stock Jumps Overnight: Musk Reportedly Revives TSMC Terafab Talks — Says Capex Efficiency Is ‘Greatly Underestimated’ – Yahoo Finance
    • [Opinion] Elon Musk Is at It Again – THE ELEC, Korea Electronics Industry Media