The Micronesian region – encompassing the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Palau, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, and Kiribati – has made significant strides in improving internet connectivity over the past decade. Once almost entirely reliant on slow, expensive satellite links, these Pacific island nations are now benefiting from new submarine fiber-optic cables, upgraded mobile networks,…
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Official Apple Announcements and Press Releases Apple’s only official release this week was its fiscal Q3 2025 earnings, and it was a blockbuster. On July 31, Apple reported a record June-quarter revenue of $94.0 billion (up 10% year-over-year) with double-digit sales growth in iPhone, Mac, and Services apple.com. CEO Tim Cook said Apple was “proud to…
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SpaceX packed a whirlwind of headline-grabbing developments into the first two days of August 2025. From a triumphant crewed launch dodging storm clouds, to a fiery Starship engine test in Texas, to new milestones (and concerns) for the ever-growing Starlink satellite network – here’s your comprehensive roundup of everything SpaceX in the past 48 hours.…
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Discovery of 3I/ATLAS: A Visitor From Beyond Astronomers have confirmed a rare cosmic interloper entering our solar system – a comet from another star. The object, officially designated 3I/ATLAS, was first spotted on July 1, 2025 by the NASA-funded ATLAS survey telescope in Río Hurtado, Chile science.nasa.gov esa.int. (ATLAS stands for Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert…
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Introduction:Solar eclipses are among the most awe-inspiring celestial events, capable of turning day into night and revealing the Sun’s ghostly corona. From total eclipses (when the Moon completely covers the Sun) to annular “ring of fire” eclipses (when the Moon leaves a ring of Sun visible) and partial eclipses (when only part of the Sun…
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Introduction The global space industry is gearing up for a record-breaking launch cadence in the coming months. From crewed missions and Moon landings to massive satellite deployments, nearly every week will see a rocket lifting off somewhere around the world. SpaceX alone aims for up to 170 launches in 2025, almost one every other day…
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Overview: Drones Are Aircraft – Know the Law Before You Fly New Zealand treats drones (remotely piloted aircraft) as real aircraft, meaning drone pilots are responsible for safety just like any other pilot aviation.govt.nz aviation.govt.nz. All drone operators – whether recreational hobbyists or commercial professionals – must follow the Civil Aviation Rules. These rules are…
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Fujitsu Launches 10,000+ Qubit Project in Japan Fujitsu’s Ambitious Roadmap: Kicking off August with a blockbuster announcement, Fujitsu unveiled plans to build a superconducting quantum computer with over 10,000 qubits by fiscal 2030 global.fujitsu. The NEDO-backed project aims to achieve 250 logical qubits by 2030 using Fujitsu’s new “STAR” early fault-tolerant architecture, and to integrate…
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The first weekend of August 2025 is packed with celestial sights. From meteors streaking through warm summer nights to bright planets converging at dawn, there’s plenty for skywatchers to enjoy on August 2–3. Below, we break down all the must-see skywatch alerts – and bust a few myths – for this weekend, including where and…
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Crewed Missions & ISS Updates Crew-11 Launch to ISS: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission successfully lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on Aug. 1, carrying four astronauts – Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke (NASA), Kimiya Yui (JAXA), and Oleg Platonov (Roscosmos) – to the International Space Station apnews.com. The Falcon 9 rocket launched at 11:43 a.m.…
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