The town used a laser to beam its message to a photo voltaic system 40 gentle years away. It options lovely Kentucky surroundings, and consists of the molecular construction of a well-liked Kentucky export: bourbon.
LEILA FADEL, HOST:
Good morning, I am Leila Fadel. Lexington, Ky., unveiled a brand new tourism marketing campaign past this planet. The town used a laser to beam their message to a photo voltaic system 40 gentle years away. It options lovely Kentucky surroundings, and since chemistry is a common language, it additionally consists of the molecular construction of a well-liked Kentucky export, bourbon. Since it will take 4 a long time for the advert to succeed in its meant goal, the tourism bureau remains to be relying on us Earthlings to go to. It is MORNING EDITION.
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