Hackaday Links: October 11, 2026
NASA released the Artemis II Preliminary Lunar Science Report, highlighting crew observations of impact flashes on the Moon during a solar eclipse. A collaboration between the University of Glasgow and Kyushu Institute plans a 2028 CubeSat mission to study whisky distillation in orbit. Additionally, the Nikon Small World in Motion competition disqualified its winning entry for using generative AI, promoting the next highest-ranked submission.
- ▪NASA confirmed that the flashes of light seen by the Artemis II crew were small rocky fragments impacting the lunar surface.
- ▪Students from the University of Glasgow and Kyushu Institute are developing a CubeSat to launch in 2028 to analyze whisky maturation in space.
- ▪Dr. Ning Xu's winning video in the Nikon Small World in Motion competition was disqualified because experts determined it was generated by AI rather than captured from real tissue samples.
- ▪Nguyen Nam Nhat of Vietnam was promoted to the top spot in the Nikon competition following the disqualification of the previous winner.
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Hackaday Links: October 11, 2026 1 Comment by: Tom Nardi October 11, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy It probably goes without saying that if you send four humans to observe the Moon up close, they’ll see things that those of us stuck here on Earth have never noticed. Luckily for us, they took impeccable notes and brought plenty of cameras, which NASA has shared with the rest of the class as Artemis II: Sights & Sounds of Science. Well, technically it’s called the Artemis II Preliminary Lunar Science Report, but we appreciate the space agency adding a little flair to it and formatting the findings for public consumption. Arguably the most significant observations detailed in the report are the impact flashes on the lunar surface.
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