Virginia T. Norwood passed away earlier this year at the age of 96, and NASA’s farewell to this influential pioneer is a worth a read. Virginia was a brilliant physicist …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/05/13/remembering-virginia-norwood-mother-of-nasas-landsat-success/)

Home Heating With Bitcoin Miners is Now a Real Thing
https://hackaday.com/2023/05/13/home-heating-with-bitcoin-miners-is-now-a-real-thing/

If you were reading this post a month ago, you could have been forgiven for thinking it was an April Fools post. But we assure you, this is no joke. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/05/13/home-heating-with-bitcoin-miners-is-now-a-real-thing/)

Hackaday Prize 2023: The NEOKlacker Pocket Computer
https://hackaday.com/2023/05/13/hackaday-prize-2023-the-neoklacker-pocket-computer/

Science fiction always promised us pocket computers. These days, we’re spoiled for choice. [Spider Jerusalem] eschewed a simple smartphone or tablet, though, instead building a custom pocket computer of their …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/05/13/hackaday-prize-2023-the-neoklacker-pocket-computer/)

ESA Juice’s RIME Antenna Breaks Free After Some Jiggling and Percussive Action
https://hackaday.com/2023/05/13/esa-juices-rime-antenna-breaks-free-after-some-jiggling-and-percussive-action/

After ESA’s Jupiter-bound space probe Juice (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer) launched on April 14th of this year, it initially looked as if it had squeezed out a refreshingly uneventful deployment, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/05/13/esa-juices-rime-antenna-breaks-free-after-some-jiggling-and-percussive-action/)

Never Stare Down a Robot
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There are a few things historically difficult to make a robot do. Stairs, of course, are the obvious problem. But realistic blinking behavior is harder than you might think. At …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/05/13/never-stare-down-a-robot/)

An Open-Source 4-Shaft Portable Loom
https://hackaday.com/2023/05/14/an-open-source-4-shaft-portable-loom/

Part of writing for Hackaday involves doing the rounds of our community’s events in search of amazing projects for your delectation. This weekend it was a trip to Maker Faire …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/05/14/an-open-source-4-shaft-portable-loom/)

Artemis II Will Phone Home From the Moon Using Laser Beams
https://hackaday.com/2023/05/14/artemis-ii-will-phone-home-from-the-moon-using-laser-beams/

Artist rendering of the Artemis II Orion capsule laser transmission to Earth. Credit: NASA
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Artemis-2-Laser.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Artemis-2-Laser.png?w=800">[NASA] Astronauts will be testing the Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System (O2O) to transmit live, 4K ultra-high-definition video back to Earth from the Moon. The system will also support …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/05/14/artemis-ii-will-phone-home-from-the-moon-using-laser-beams/)

A Guard Bot For Your Home Assistant
https://hackaday.com/2023/05/14/a-guard-bot-for-your-home-assistant/