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BYU regained the lead with 1:47 remaining and held off Notre Dame 28–24 at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, Utah, on October 17. Notre Dame had moved ahead 24–21 in the fourth quarter, but its final possession ended with an incomplete pass from the BYU seven-yard line.
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NASA has published nighttime-light comparisons showing parts of the Florida Panhandle becoming darker after Hurricane Isaias and brightening again in subsequent days. The October 16 report focuses on Pensacola and the U.S. Route 98 corridor toward Destin. The imagery offers a view of disruption and recovery, but NASA says the modeled high-definition product is for visual assessment, not a numerical count of outages.
Most U.S. residents will turn their clocks back one hour on November 1, 2026, when daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time. The National Institute of Standards and Technology lists that date in its current guidance. The change does not apply everywhere: Hawaii and most of Arizona remain outside the seasonal clock change.
FDA’s Oncology Center of Excellence made patients’ experiences beyond the immediate treatment period a central question in the agenda for its October 15, 2026 virtual cancer-trials workshop. The U.S. event’s published program addresses whether existing measures capture what matters to people living longer with cancer.
U.S. consumers and food businesses have until December 9, 2026, to comment on FDA’s proposed changes to oversight of food-substance uses claimed to be generally recognized as safe. The agency scheduled an October 15 webinar to explain the proposal, which remains a proposed rule rather than a final requirement.
SpaceX’s Dragon cargo spacecraft docked with the International Space Station on October 15, 2026, delivering more than 6,300 pounds of supplies and research equipment, NASA reported. The flight launched from Florida on October 13 and carried the final set of roll-out solar arrays for later installation.
NASA released a Terra satellite view of snow across Montana on October 15, following an early autumn storm in the northern Rocky Mountain region. The image was acquired October 13, 2026, as skies cleared; part of eastern Idaho is visible along its western edge.
Apple opened U.S. preorders for HomeView on October 13, 2026, pricing its new 7-inch home display at US$299 and announcing availability from November 13. The company says the device combines household controls, entertainment and personalized Siri features, with several functions dependent on compatible Apple devices and software.
NASA’s Perseverance rover reached 45.22 kilometers of accumulated travel on Mars on October 11, 2026, passing the 45.16-kilometer mark set by Opportunity, according to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. A route animation released in the agency’s October update documents the milestone, highlighting the role of autonomous navigation in the U.S. mission.
NASA researchers in Virginia have tested small solid-state battery prototypes that operated with reduced performance at minus 80 degrees Celsius, the agency reported on October 14, 2026. The SPEARS project is aimed at future lunar equipment, but the reported laboratory results do not establish that a flight-ready battery can operate throughout the Moon’s coldest night.
NASA has scheduled an Artemis program update at Kennedy Space Center in Florida for October 23, 2026, at 2 p.m. EDT. The agency says the briefing will address preparations for Artemis III and its goal of returning American astronauts to the lunar surface by 2028; the announcement does not confirm that a new Moon landing has occurred.
Students in Orlando, Florida, will have prerecorded science questions answered from the International Space Station during a NASA broadcast scheduled for noon EDT on October 16, 2026. Sally Ride Elementary School is hosting the event for K–12 students and the wider community, according to NASA’s October 14 announcement.
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