Chinese city 'plans to launch artificial moon to replace streetlights'

‘Dusk-like glow’ of proposed satellite could light an area with a diameter of 10-80km, People’s Daily reportsIn Chengdu, there is reportedly an ambitious plan afoot for replacing the city ’s streetlights: boosting the glow of the real moon with that of a more powerful fake one.The south-western Chinese city plans to launch an illumination satellite in 2020. According to an account inthe People ’s Daily, the artificial moon is “designed to complement the moon at night”, though it would be eight times as bright.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 17, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Elle Hunt Tags: The moon Cities Space Science China Asia Pacific World news Source Type: news