Starlink to beam Wi-Fi to airplanes and ships

Plus: A geomagnetic storm hit Earth at a million miles an hour, and nobody saw it coming. Jul 02, 2022 [Blueprint]( Recently in June, we delivered the news that The Royal Caribbean Group requested permission from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide Starlink internet for passengers aboard its cruise ships. And on June 30th, the FCC finally gave SpaceX the green light to provide Starlink Wi-Fi to mobile vehicles such as airplanes, ships, semi-trucks, and RVs. SpaceX can now expand its Starlink service on land, air, and sea. Exciting, isn’t it? Before moving on to the Starlink news though, let's have a look at our video of the day that explains the seemingly impossible "100 Prisoners Riddle" that has the internet baffled. Good morning. I’m Mert, an editor at IE. This is The Blueprint. Let’s get started. [Play]VIDEO OF THE DAY [Solve the impossible '100 Prisoners Riddle' that has the internet puzzled]( [100 Prisoners Riddle]( It seems impossible, but it's actually not. [Must Read]MUST READ [FCC authorizes SpaceX to bring Starlink internet to airplanes, ships, and more]( [Starlink.]( [Starlink.]( SpaceX/Twitter Earlier in June, we brought you the news that SpaceX's satellite internet service may soon be available for passengers aboard Royal Caribbean Group cruise ships. Now, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday [granted SpaceX the ability to expand]( its service to trains, ships, and other vehicles such as RVs. The FCC argued in its letter of authorization for Starlink dated June 30 that approving the new capability is in the public’s best interest. “We agree with SpaceX and Kepler that the public interest would benefit by granting with conditions their applications,” the FCC wrote. → What does this mean for the common folk? It means that connectivity will now be available at all times. No more shutting your phone off when you get on a plane, go on a cruise, or drive cross country. You can consider that a good or bad thing but the fact remains that the option to be connected will now be a universal one. [READ MORE [Arrow]]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Linkedin]( [SCIENCE]SCIENCE [A geomagnetic storm hit Earth at a million miles an hour, and nobody saw it coming]( A G1-class [geomagnetic storm hit the Earth]( last Saturday, causing bright auroras over Canada. The only problem is that nobody saw this storm coming until it was quite late. [READ MORE [Arrow]]( And Other Stories in Science - Sleep could hold surprising [anxiety-reducing benefits]( after a stressful situation. - Dinosaurs definitely [lived through freezing winters](. - '[Soft CRISPR]( Safer gene editing could bring a 70 percent success rate. [INNOVATION]INNOVATION [Smart contact lenses with AR display trialed for the first time]( Mojo Vision, a California-based company that wants to make [augmented reality (AR) capable smart contact lenses]( has already conducted the first human trial of its technology. Last week, the company's CEO Drew Perkins became the first person to use the lenses and shared his experience in a blog post. [READ MORE [Arrow]]( And Other Stories in Innovation - Scientists just transformed old solar panels into [heat-harvesting electricity materials](. - [Funnel-like wind sails]( will make shipping less carbon-intensive. - Samsung beats competitor TSMC to become the [first to produce 3-nanometer chips](. [MAIL & MUSINGS]MAIL & MUSINGS SpaceX has got approval from the FCC to beam Wi-Fi to airplanes and ships. Do you think we will be able to connect to the internet during flights soon? [Yes! And this is a great development.]( [I'm not sure about its reliability. I hope it won't cause any accidents.]( [Nope. It doesn't sound safe.]( [I don’t know, but I hope we will.]( YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Following the news that MIT scientists want to put a barrier between Earth and the Sun to fight climate change, we asked if you think building a “space bubble” shield to cool the Earth is a good idea. 29 percent are not really excited about it, while 26 percent point out fossil fuels and say let’s stop burning them first. 29% It doesn’t excite me, as it’s just a proposal. 26% Hello? Let’s stop burning fossil fuels first. 23% It’s genius. We should invest more in it. 22% It’s a good emergency measure, but nothing more. 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