Space

Hackaday Links: August 23, 2026

Hackaday Links: August 23, 2026

A fresh space update is giving scientists and engineers another useful data point, the kind that can matter long after the launch photo or mission headline fades.

The value of space work is often delayed. The public moment is the mission update; the real payoff comes from the data, the engineering lessons and the experiments that follow.

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Space

APOD: 2026 August 23 – Cassini Approaches Saturn

APOD: 2026 August 23 – Cassini Approaches Saturn

A fresh space update is giving scientists and engineers another useful data point, the kind that can matter long after the launch photo or mission headline fades.

The value of space work is often delayed. The public moment is the mission update; the real payoff comes from the data, the engineering lessons and the experiments that follow.

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Space

APOD: 2026 August 21 – Time-Lapse of the Star S301 Orbiting the Black Hole in the Center of the Galaxy

APOD: 2026 August 21 – Time-Lapse of the Star S301 Orbiting the Black Hole in the Center of the Galaxy

A fresh space update is giving scientists and engineers another useful data point, the kind that can matter long after the launch photo or mission headline fades.

The value of space work is often delayed. The public moment is the mission update; the real payoff comes from the data, the engineering lessons and the experiments that follow.

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Apple

Announcing the 2026 Hackaday Retrocomputing Challenge

Announcing the 2026 Hackaday Retrocomputing Challenge

A good maker story is not just about a clever build. It is about what the project teaches, what problem it solves and what curious readers can borrow for their own experiments.

Maker projects matter because they show technology at work with the cover removed: parts, constraints, mistakes, trade-offs and the small decisions that make an idea real.

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Space

APOD: 2026 August 19 – The Case of the Mysterious Maybe Meteor

APOD: 2026 August 19 – The Case of the Mysterious Maybe Meteor

A fresh space update is giving scientists and engineers another useful data point, the kind that can matter long after the launch photo or mission headline fades.

The value of space work is often delayed. The public moment is the mission update; the real payoff comes from the data, the engineering lessons and the experiments that follow.

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Android

5 lost smartphone features that need to make a comeback in 2026

5 lost smartphone features that need to make a comeback in 2026

The latest Android development is worth judging by what actually reaches users, because Android news often begins broadly and lands unevenly across devices, regions and prices.

Android news is only as useful as its rollout. Features matter when they reach real devices across brands, regions and price ranges.

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Android, Gadgets

Is buying a OnePlus phone in 2026 still a good idea?

Is buying a OnePlus phone in 2026 still a good idea?

A new gadget story is only interesting if it survives contact with ordinary life: charging, durability, usefulness, price and whether people still reach for it after the novelty fades.

The gadget market is crowded. A product earns attention when it solves a daily problem clearly, not when it merely adds another line to a spec sheet.

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AI

Hackaday Links: August 16, 2026

Hackaday Links: August 16, 2026

A good maker story is not just about a clever build. It is about what the project teaches, what problem it solves and what curious readers can borrow for their own experiments.

Maker projects matter because they show technology at work with the cover removed: parts, constraints, mistakes, trade-offs and the small decisions that make an idea real.

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