Hackaday Links: September 27, 2026
Researchers from Harvard have detected a radio signal from the exoplanet Beta Pictoris B, marking the first time such a signal has been localized to an exoplanet. The International Astronomical Union officially named asteroid 1981 EC26 as (14331) Alyankovic in honor of the musician Weird Al Yankovic. Additionally, the open-source mobile Linux distribution postmarketOS has rebranded itself as Nura to improve brand memorability.
- ▪Harvard researchers localized a radio signal to the exoplanet Beta Pictoris B, though it is not evidence of extraterrestrial life.
- ▪The asteroid 1981 EC26 was officially renamed (14331) Alyankovic by the International Astronomical Union.
- ▪The postmarketOS project changed its name to Nura, derived from the Sardinian granite structures known as Nuraghe.
- ▪A two-ton metal die was 3D-printed at a national laboratory to shape thermoplastic composites for experimental aircraft.
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Hackaday Links: September 27, 2026 No comments by: Al Williams September 27, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy It isn’t quite hailing frequencies open, but researchers from Harvard claim they’ve picked up a radio signal directly from a nearby exoplanet. Before you get too excited, planets in our solar system also emit RF, so no one credible is claiming these are extraterrestrial reruns of their version of I Love Lucy, but it is the first time they’ve localized a radio signal to an exoplanet, in this case, Beta Pictoris B. Speaking of space, the asteroid formerly known as 1981 EC26 is now sporting a new moniker: (14331) Alyankovic. If you think that sounds like (Weird) Al Yankovic, you aren’t wrong.
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