Hackaday Links: July 19, 2026
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We’ll start this week off by giving our congratulations to Skyroot Aerospace of India for successfully launching the country’s first privately developed orbital rocket yesterday. The company’s Vikram-1 booster stands …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/19/hackaday-links-july-19-2026/)

Pong-like Cabinet for Classic Dinosaur Jumper
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/19/pong-like-cabinet-for-classic-dinosaur-jumper/

Back when Google ran a functional search engine, there used to be all kinds of quirky, fun antics hidden in their products. From Easter eggs in certain search results, to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/19/pong-like-cabinet-for-classic-dinosaur-jumper/)

Seven Ways to Install Magnets Into Your 3D Prints
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/19/seven-ways-to-install-magnets-into-your-3d-prints/

Magnets are awesome, so it’s no wonder we love to add them to our 3D prints. Doing so in a way that will actually last is harder, with thermal creep …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/19/seven-ways-to-install-magnets-into-your-3d-prints/)

Could Reticulum Power a Post-Internet Network?
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/20/could-reticulum-power-a-post-internet-network/

These days, it is easy to think you always have access to the Internet. But some wonder if — in spite of its ARPANET, nuclear-war-planning heritage — you can actually …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/20/could-reticulum-power-a-post-internet-network/)

Earth-like LHS 1140b May Feature the First Atmosphere Found on Exoplanet
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/20/earth-like-lhs-1140b-may-feature-the-first-atmosphere-found-on-exoplanet/

This artist’s impression shows the exoplanet LHS 1140b, which orbits a red dwarf star 40 light-years from Earth and may be the new holder of the title “best place to look for signs of life beyond the Solar System”. Using ESO’s HARPS instrument at La Silla, and other telescopes around the world, an international team of astronomers discovered this super-Earth orbiting in the habitable zone around the faint star LHS 1140. This world is a little larger and much more massive than the Earth and has likely retained most of its atmosphere.
" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Artists_impression_of_the_super-Earth_exoplanet_LHS_1140b.jpg?w=800">Finding another planet outside of our solar system that can comfortably be called ‘Earth-like’ is one of those discoveries that — if confirmed — would be a major event. The …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/20/earth-like-lhs-1140b-may-feature-the-first-atmosphere-found-on-exoplanet/)

Launching Rockets is Hard, Bring them Back is Harder
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/20/launching-rockets-is-hard-bring-them-back-is-harder/

Since the first V2 rocket sailed above the Kármán line back in 1944 and right up until the modern era, the trajectory of most space-bound rockets was more or less …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/20/launching-rockets-is-hard-bring-them-back-is-harder/)

Old SSDs Find New Life as Game Cartridges
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/20/old-ssds-find-new-life-as-game-cartridges/