China Will Launch an ’Artificial Moon’ Above Chengdu
GOODNIGHT, (ARTIFICIAL) MOON
They won’t replace streetlights completely—yet.
Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
China intends to launch an “artificial moon” in 2020 to supplement street lighting in the city of Chengdu in China’s Sichuan province. The “moon” is actually a satellite about 310 miles above the Earth covered in a reflective coating that will capture and re-direct sunlight.