Trending in Science (the UK) - 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. aurora borealis 10000+ searches · 2 days

   • Northern Lights dance across UK sky on Halloween night – BBC
   • Where and when you could see the aurora borealis in the UK this week – The Independent
2. nasa 2000+ searches · 2 days

   • A 3,200-pound telescope plunged out of orbit. How it unfolded – CNN
   • Nasa telescope falling back to Earth after 22 years of dramatic discoveries – BBC
3. royal navy f-35b meteor test 200+ searches · 2 days

   • Royal Navy pilot conducts first F-35B Meteor missile release test – Navy Lookout
   • F-35B Releases Meteor BVRAAM for the First Time – The Aviationist
4. asteroid 200+ searches · 2 days

   • 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. el niño 2000+ searches

   • El Nino is making the Pacific 'burn with fever', triggering typhoon after typhoon in East Asia – BBC
   • The EU must anticipate the threats from El Niño and show leadership in its response – E3G
6. northern lights aurora borealis 2000+ searches

   • Northern Lights dance across UK sky on Halloween night – BBC
   • Where and when you could see the aurora borealis in the UK this week – The Independent
7. southern taurids meteor shower 1000+ searches

   • The Sky Could Suddenly Light Up With ‘Fireballs’ Tonight – Forbes
   • The Taurid meteor shower peaks tonight — and fireballs could steal the show – Space
8. play gta 6 before launch date 500+ searches

   • Grand Theft Auto VI Pre-Load Begins on November 10 – Rockstar Games
   • Grand Theft Auto VI pre-download begins November 10 – PlayStation.Blog
9. james webb space telescope 500+ searches

   • Draft law, Oct. 7 probe: What may Benjamin Netanyahu give up for gov't with Gadi Eisenkot? – The Jerusalem Post
   • Shas And UTJ Weigh Coalition Options As Eisenkot Seeks Path To Majority – i24NEWS
10. uk military satellite titania orbit 200+ searches

    • UK has 'new pair of eyes' in space after military satellite Titania enters orbit – Sky News
    • UK military satellite Titania launches into orbit following £3bn space investment into defence of space – GOV.UK
11. nasa artemis ii 200+ searches

    • Artemis II launch tore a hole in Earth's atmosphere, say scientists – BBC Sky at Night Magazine
    • Artemis II rocket disrupted GPS signals, study finds – BBC
12. f-35b 200+ searches

    • Royal Navy pilot conducts first F-35B Meteor missile release test – Navy Lookout
    • F-35B Releases Meteor BVRAAM for the First Time – The Aviationist
13. artemis ii 200+ searches

    • NASA's Artemis II moon launch tore a hole in Earth's upper atmosphere so huge it disrupted GPS signals – Space
    • Scientists report on 'extremely rare reoccurring perturbations' caused by the Artemis II rocket — and they could have broken GPS – TechRadar
14. taurids 200+ searches

    • The Sky Could Suddenly Light Up With ‘Fireballs’ Tonight – Forbes
    • The Taurid meteor shower peaks tonight — and fireballs could steal the show – Space
15. voyager 1 200+ searches

    • NASA's Voyager 1 mysteriously lost touch with Earth – Mashable
    • November’s Night Sky Notes: Light-Day Away – NASA Science (.gov)
16. mars 100+ searches

    • Something Weird is Seeping Out of Mars – National Geographic
    • Mars may host an environment similar to hydrothermal vents on Earth, where life first arose – Live Science