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Key takeaways Satellite Deployment: Amazon has launched over 390 satellites, enough to start initial service of its Leo broadband network, with more satellites planned to expand coverage and capacity. Competition with Starlink: Amazon aims to rival SpaceX Starlink, which already serves 12 million customers with over 10,000 satellites, though Amazon’s launch pace is currently slower. …
Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, Streets are darkened everywhere but Havana. Cuba Is Struggling to Keep Lights On Bloomberg reports Cuba Is Struggling to Keep Lights On Amid Trump’s Oil Blockade Cuba’s blackout problem has worsened in the month since the US cut off oil shipments to the island. Its grid was fragile even before …
Farmer Justin Rhodes says the state redefined “CAFO” so even 3 cows and a milking stand count as a factory farm. Cease-and-desist letters. $100K “upgrades.” Family farms shut down. 🚨 “Oregon is using satellites to hunt small farms.” Farmer Justin Rhodes says the state redefined “CAFO” so even 3 cows and a milking stand count …
ELON: WE HAVE 6,000 STARLINK SATELLITES AND STILL HAVE NOT SEEN ALIENS "I've not seen any evidence of aliens. SpaceX, with the Starlink constellation, has roughly 6,000 satellites—and not once have we had to maneuver around a UFO.” Source: TeamElonMuskco https://t.co/WGL276P8dz pic.twitter.com/X0PGqighnh — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) August 1, 2025 Musk’s comment shows how big the …
A scar-like coronal hole has opened up on the Sun across the solar equator, and the high-speed-stream of solar wind emanating from it is expected to hit Earth May 28th-29th. With its negative polarity, geomagnetic storming is likely, and following right behind it are two large sunspot groups that are growing and flaring, with the …
In this video, we explore a troubling new development at Lake Mead, where satellite data has detected significant ground deformation beneath the lake’s western rim. Following this discovery, the USGS issued a RED ALERT—raising urgent questions about tectonic stress and seismic risk in the region. We’ll break down what triggered the alert, what scientists believe …
Five new massive satellites outshine most evening stars These 700-square-foot satellites are part of a broadband constellation that’s ‘just getting started.’ BY ANDREW PAUL POSTED ON SEP 13, 2024 10:49 AM EDT A Texas telecommunications startup launched its first five massive “BlueBird” communications satellites into orbit on September 12. Each device is nearly 700-feet-wide when …
China has rapidly expanded its space weapons arsenal which poses a threat to the entire planet, experts have warned. Beijing recently launched a robotic spacecraft on a round trip to the far side of the Moon. The Change-6 is aiming to get samples from the part of the Moon which permanently faces away from Earth. …