Antigua and Barbuda, a twin-island nation in the Caribbean, has undergone a dramatic internet transformation in recent years. With a population just under 95,000, the country boasts a high rate of internet use – by early 2024, roughly 91% of Antiguans were online datareportal.com. Mobile phone usage is ubiquitous, with active mobile subscriptions more than…
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James Webb Space Telescope Captures First Direct Image of Exoplanet TWA 7 bNASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has achieved a milestone by capturing its first direct image of an exoplanet, TWA 7 b, about 100 light years away. This breakthrough enables astronomers to study young planetary systems and demonstrates Webb’s advanced imaging capabilities beyond indirect detection methods.
Orbital Quantum Leap: First Photonic Edge-Computing Satellite Set to Transform Space Data ProcessingSpace-Based Quantum Revolution – In a historic milestone for space and quantum technology, a photonic quantum computer no larger than a shoebox has been launched into Earth orbit. Riding aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-14 mission on June 23, 2025, this miniature quantum processor – the first of its k…
X-Ray Vision for Forests: ESA’s Biomass Satellite and the P-Band Radar Revolution in Carbon AccountingA New Radar Eye for Forest Carbon The European Space Agency’s Biomass satellite, launched on April 29, 2025, is a groundbreaking mission designed to map the world’s forests in 3D and measure their carbon content with unprecedented accuracy defensetalks.com airbus.com. It is the first satellite ev…
Drone Laws in the Netherlands (2025)Regulations for Recreational Drone Use Recreational drone pilots in the Netherlands must follow EU-wide rules designed for safety. These fall under the “open” category of operations (low-risk flights) and generally include the following key restrictions and best practices business.gov.nl rijksove…
Laser Leapfrog: Inside China’s Record-Breaking 1 Gbps Geo-Laser Link and the Post-Starlink Future of Space InternetImagine beaming a high-definition movie across the globe in less than five seconds using a laser as weak as a night-light. This seemingly sci-fi scenario just became reality: from a geostationary orbit 36,000 km above Earth, a Chinese satellite used a mere 2-watt laser to transmit data to the gro…
Google’s Gemini CLI Just Dropped—Here’s Why This Free, Open‑Source AI Agent Could Replace Your Favorite Coding ToolGoogle’s new Gemini CLI puts the company’s flagship multimodal model directly in the terminal, marrying a one‑million‑token context window with generous free‑tier limits and an Apache‑2.0 open‑source license. Beyond faster code generation, the tool ties into Google Search, Veo video, and Imagen i…
