Trending in Science (the US) - Week 39, 2026

Weekly archive: 21–27 Sep 2026 (Monday to Sunday). Final ranking by peak daily search volume, as of Sep 27, 2026.

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1. earthquake 2000+ searches · 2 days

   • 2 earthquakes shake South Bay – KRON4
   • Magnitude 3.5 earthquake strikes Stanislaus County – San Francisco Chronicle
2. is tonight a full moon 5000+ searches · 2 days

   • Spot the full harvest moon alongside golden Saturn in the night sky – CNN
   • Harvest Moon, Saturn and Neptune will put on a show this weekend. Here’s how best to see them – San Francisco Chronicle
3. national hurricane center 1000+ searches · 2 days

   • Development odds increase for the area of interest in the Atlantic – Gulf Coast News and Weather
   • 2 tropical storms in the Atlantic after a slow start to the 2026 season – WPDE
4. earthquake now 2000+ searches

   • No tsunami threat reported after 6.6 magnitude earthquake in Loyalty Islands off of New Caledonia – Maui Now
   • Strong and shallow M6.6 earthquake hits Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia – The Watchers - Watching the world evolve and transform
5. moon tonight 2000+ searches

   • Spot the full harvest moon alongside golden Saturn in the night sky – CNN
   • The 4 Luckiest Signs During September’s Full Moon in Aries – TODAY.com
6. hurricane nolo 10000+ searches

   • Hurricane Nolo set to rapidly intensify as it nears Hawaii Island – Hawaii News Now
   • Tropical Storm Nolo becomes hurricane: NWS – KHON2
7. spacex starship launch 500+ searches

   • The most powerful rocket ever built is on the verge of its biggest — and riskiest — test yet – CNN
   • SpaceX's Starship megarocket launching to orbit for 1st time ever on Sept. 28: Watch it live – Space
8. hurricane central 500+ searches

   • 2 tropical storms in the Atlantic after a slow start to the 2026 season – WPDE
   • Tracking 2 tropical storms in the Atlantic Basin – WPEC
9. el nino 2000+ searches

   • Governor Newsom proclaims state of emergency to bolster statewide El Nino preparedness, protect California – California State Portal | CA.gov
   • State of emergency declared for all of California ahead of strong El Niño forecast – KTLA
10. muscle 1000+ searches

    • Aging muscles may be losing strength for a reason scientists missed – ScienceDaily
    • Changing the way we age: Discovery could help preserve muscle strength – Medical Xpress
11. moon phase today 1000+ searches

    • Moon phase today: What the Moon will look like on September 24, 2026 – Mashable
    • Look up tonight as the Moon grows brighter ahead of Harvest Moon – Yahoo News UK
12. tropical storm weather forecast 1000+ searches

    • Hurricane season maps tracker: cones, water temps and more – The Weather Channel
    • Tracking tropical storms in the Atlantic and Pacific – Yahoo
13. asteroid 1000+ searches

    • The Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs Was Stranger Than We Thought – SciTechDaily
    • Scientists Trace Cretaceous Asteroid Origin Beyond Jupiter Using Metal – SuaraGarut.ID
14. hurricane polo 500+ searches

    • Polo now a Category 1 hurricane, expected to strengthen and fuel Southwest flood threat amid active Pacific – FOX Weather
    • Hurricane Polo forecast to explode into Category 5 storm off Mexico – San Francisco Chronicle
15. asteroid impact 500+ searches

    • NASA’s Moon Orbiter Spots New, ‘Once-in-Century’ Moon Crater – NASA Science (.gov)
    • NASA spacecraft discovers moon crater bigger than Roman Colosseum – CBS News
16. noaa 200+ searches

    • Hurricane Polo barrels towards Baja California region of Mexico – The Guardian
    • Powerful Hurricane Polo drenches Mexico’s coast as Nolo takes aim at Hawaii – AP News
17. volcano 200+ searches

    • Sudden collapse of submarine volcano drives extreme hazards – Nature
    • Small undersea volcanoes may unleash outsized tsunamis – Ars Technica
18. northern lights aurora borealis forecast 200+ searches

    • Wednesday Northern Lights Forecast: 10 States May See The Aurora Borealis Tonight – Forbes
    • Everyone talks about 'equinox auroras' — but the Harvest Moon may have other plans – Space
19. exoplanet 200+ searches

    • Astronomers detect radio signals coming from an exoplanet for the first time – Phys.org
    • A Planet 63 Light-Years Away Appears To Have Northern Lights. A Telescope In South Africa Picked Up Their Radio Signal – Futura, le média qui explore le monde
20. el niño weather induced mortality 200+ searches

    • This year’s El Nino-driven heat could cause nearly half a million more deaths, group says – NBC News
    • Map shows where El Niño poses greatest risk of death – Yahoo
21. hurricane tracker 100+ searches

    • Where are the hurricanes? – Yahoo News Canada
    • Meteorologists Track Atlantic and Pacific Tropical Weather Systems – SuaraGarut.ID