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- 1Hidden SDR Capabilities Discovered in ESP32 Microcontrollers●Various Projects Find Hidden SDR Capabilities in ESP32 Microcontrollers
Multiple independent projects have discovered that the ESP32, a cheap and widespread Wi-Fi/Bluetooth microcontroller, contains previously undocumented software-defined radio capabilities. Hobbyists and researchers are now exploring how these hidden radio functions could be used for low-cost signal reception and experimentation, with details and demos circulating among the software-defined radio community.
- 2Scientists detect radio signals from planet outside Solar System●Scientists have detected radio signals from a planet beyond our Solar System
Astronomers report the detection of radio signals originating from a planet orbiting a star beyond our Solar System. The finding, covered by science media including BBC Sky at Night Magazine, is being discussed as a rare example of radio emission linked to an exoplanet, potentially opening a new way to study magnetic fields and conditions on distant worlds.
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Astronomers report the first detection of radio signals coming from Beta Pictoris b, a giant exoplanet about 63 light-years away orbiting the star Beta Pictoris. The detection, made with radio telescopes, is being described as a breakthrough because radio emissions from planets outside our Solar System are extremely faint and rarely captured, opening a new way to study distant worlds.