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Lightning bolts over the Las Vegas skyline

Firing a laser into the sky can redirect lightning’s path

22 July 2022

A laser fired from a tower on a mountain seems to have redirected lightning in the sky and could be used to make storm clouds discharge lightning safely
China's space station module Wentian and a Long March-5B Y3 carrier rocket at the launching area of the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on 18 July 2022 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China

China prepares to launch laboratory module to Tiangong space station

21 July 2022

On 24 July, China will launch the second of three modules to its space station, with the rocket taking off from Hainan Island, located southwest of Hong Kong, at around 2pm local time

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