Earth-like LHS 1140b May Feature the First Atmosphere Found on Exoplanet
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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
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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/

Game companies might not like physical media much anymore, but gamers sure do. There’s nothing like pawing over your collection to find what to play, and inserting a cartridge with …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/20/old-ssds-find-new-life-as-game-cartridges/)

Hackaday Europe 2026: Project Gigapixel
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There was once a race to put out cameras with ever higher numbers of megapixels to snare customers eager to take the highest quality digital photos. These days, we know …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/20/hackaday-europe-2026-project-gigapixel/)

A Feature-Rich Drum Machine
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A little over a month ago, we featured a project from [Igor] who built 64 bits of DRAM from scratch using discrete components. Jokes about memory pricing aside, he did …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/20/a-feature-rich-drum-machine/)

Echolocation for Drones
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Bats are remarkable creatures, able to fly at night or inside the confines of caves without light to guide their way. A team of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/20/echolocation-for-drones/)

Sail Virtually Aboard the “Itanic” with IA-64 Emulator
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/20/sail-virtually-aboard-the-itanic-with-ia-64-emulator/