All posts by Ian Whittaker
Scientists have started steering lightning with lasers – here’s how
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Lightning may look beautiful but every year it kills thousands of people, does huge amounts of damage to buildings and infrastructure, and causes power outages. The only protection we have is lightning rods, which were invented 300 years…
The UK is about to have its first space launch – but Cornwall is unlikely to become a new Cape Canaveral
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Virgin Orbit, a US company which provides launch services for satellites, has announced that the first orbital space mission from the UK will blast off from Cornwall. The rocket, which will carry nine satellites, along with a launch…