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A city in China is planning to launch an ‘artificial moon’ that will light up the skies as far as 50 miles around.

The so-called illumination satellite set to deploy over the southwestern city of Chengdu in 2020 is touted to be eight times as bright as the real moon, to cast a ‘dusk-like glow’ over the region, according to the People’s Daily.

Officials have released few details on the project.






https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6288037/China-reveals-plans-launch-artificial-moon-light-city-skies-2020.html

Wu Chunfend, chairman of Chengdu Aerospace Science and Technology Microelectronics System Research Institute Co., Ltd, revealed the plan at an event in the city in October, People’s Daily reports.


It will complement the moon to make Chengu’s night skies brighter when it launches in 2020, potentially serving as a replacement to conventional streetlights.


The artificial moon can be controlled to light up an area between 10 and 80 kilometers wide 6 to 50 miles.

Men these people no dey relent technologically oooo

A welcome development. I know one day Nigeria will rise in technology too.

My special greetings to Princess Explorers.

........the illumination satellite will be eight times as bright as the actual moon. But he also emphasized that it has been designed to “complement the moon at night.” On Earth, its presence will appear as a “dusk-like glow” that can light an area with a diameter of close to 50 miles.


GOOD WAY TO GO....
Technology is bae.

Na better country be that.

Proposed....meaning not in this lifetime, then again e remain to build Death Star

Great countries are making great advances in technology. I don't know if Africa is cursed. Our youths are either screaming Sai Baba or Atikulate while our counterparts are making breakthrough in so many fields.

These guys are really ahead......

Dis guys done go far o... Wait o u mean artificial moon

while we find it hard to launch a factory that can manufacture good toothpicks

Issokai

Ps: Today is my NYSC POP
Pls a word of prayer will be really appreciated
Thank You all
God bless

Artificial moon?
I feel sad for my country.

The Great china, abeg make ona no chalenge God oh. But ona dey try sha.

What?

Nice development

Lol while silly africans still believe in witch craft and religion.

See innovation..... While our apc and pdp still campaigning with good roads, electricity and water in this technology era...... What a shame.

Whereas our leaders are busy trying to sell off TCN if possible...

I don't know why they cannot appreciate good thing. They travel abroad, see development and love it but cannot replicate it here.

madridguy:
A welcome development. I know one day Nigeria will rise in technology too.

My special greetings to Princess Explorers.

By voting a lifeless dullard okwia


You think you are smart right? You want to eat your cake and have it.

If we continue trading our oil solely for money, we'll continue to remain underdeveloped because the money is going to the pocket of our corrupt leaders.

How about giving these technologically advanced countries our oil and collecting their technology?

madridguy:
A welcome development. I know one day Nigeria will rise in technology too.

My special greetings to Princess Explorers.

Keep dreaming, till your next world

In our own case, na ARTIFICIAL PRESIDENT we dey parade upandan!

Mr Lifeless only sees the impossibilities in such project, He can only launch artificial cows.

Why my country Nigeria is still struggling to make pencil.

Pekele007:
By voting a lifeless dullard okwia


You think you are smart right? You want to eat your cake and have it.

it's 'have your cake and eat it' oga and besides did Nigeria not have presidents before buhari? What did they do?

Awesome stuff

Challenge God how? What has science innovative technology for the betterment of the people has to do with challenge, e be like say bee fly enter your Brain.

Donkalio:
The Great china, abeg make ona no chalenge God oh. But ona dey try sha.

Beautiful China

Anybody dreaming of that for Nigeria in this generation is on a loooooooong thing! We do not have and will not have world class institutions and research centers for our national development. And it's not in the pipeline! Ask the current politicians their mandate and you will see they have no plans. So dream not.

BTW, the penalty for embezzelement of public funds in China is death!

And some fools are still going to vote Atiku and buhari

Let me see any fool here that will scream atikulate or sai baba,i will send thunder after that person