US pilot John Gustine of the NASA WB-57 high-altitude research aircraft poses for a photograph inside a hangar at Teniente Octavio Rodriguez Garrido Air Base in Arraijan, Panama, on September 18, 2026. The NASA high-altitude research aircraft is operating in Panama from August 24 to September 23 as part of a NOAA mission conducted in collaboration with NASA to study the atmosphere and measure aerosols, atmospheric gases, ozone, water vapor and weather conditions. (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP via Getty Images)

A view of the NASA WB-57 high-altitude research aircraft inside a hangar at Teniente Octavio Rodriguez Garrido Air Base in Arraijan, Panama, on September 18, 2026. The NASA high-altitude research aircraft is operating in Panama from August 24 to September 23 as part of a NOAA mission conducted in collaboration with NASA to study the atmosphere and measure aerosols, atmospheric gases, ozone, water vapor and weather conditions. (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP via Getty Images)

The US co-pilot of the NASA WB-57 high-altitude research aircraft, Cary Klemm, poses for a photograph inside a hangar at Teniente Octavio Rodriguez Garrido Air Base in Arraijan, Panama, on September 18, 2026. The NASA high-altitude research aircraft is operating in Panama from August 24 to September 23 as part of a NOAA mission conducted in collaboration with NASA to study the atmosphere and measure aerosols, atmospheric gases, ozone, water vapor and weather conditions. (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP via Getty Images)

US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientist Gregg School prepares scientific instruments alongside the NASA WB-57 high-altitude research aircraft inside a hangar at Teniente Octavio Rodriguez Garrido Air Base in Arraijan, Panama, on September 18, 2026. The NASA high-altitude research aircraft is operating in Panama from August 24 to September 23 as part of a NOAA mission conducted in collaboration with NASA to study the atmosphere and measure aerosols, atmospheric gases, ozone, water vapor and weather conditions. (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP via Getty Images)

Scientists from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) prepare scientific instruments alongside the NASA WB-57 high-altitude research aircraft inside a hangar at Teniente Octavio Rodriguez Garrido Air Base in Arraijan, Panama, on September 18, 2026. The NASA high-altitude research aircraft is operating in Panama from August 24 to September 23 as part of a NOAA mission conducted in collaboration with NASA to study the atmosphere and measure aerosols, atmospheric gases, ozone, water vapor and weather conditions. (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP via Getty Images)

A view of the NASA WB-57 high-altitude research aircraft inside a hangar at Teniente Octavio Rodriguez Garrido Air Base in Arraijan, Panama, on September 18, 2026. The NASA high-altitude research aircraft is operating in Panama from August 24 to September 23 as part of a NOAA mission conducted in collaboration with NASA to study the atmosphere and measure aerosols, atmospheric gases, ozone, water vapor and weather conditions. (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - The Anthropic logo is seen at the "ALL IN 2026" conference at the Palais des Congres de Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, on September 17, 2026. "ALL IN" is Canada's largest artificial intelligence and technology event. (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV / AFP via Getty Images)

People walk around a mobile robotic trash bin being tested at the Shinjuku Station transport complex in Tokyo on September 18, 2026. The world's busiest railway station, located at the heart of Tokyo in Japan, is testing whether mobile robotic rubbish bins can ease the workload of sanitation workers, a rail operator representative said on September 18. (Photo by Toshifumi KITAMURA / AFP via Getty Images)