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Chinese city to launch artificial moon to replace streetlights

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Just when you thought China, the home of innovation and technology, was done, they shock you with something out of this world.

The chairman of a private space contractor in Chengdu, China, recently revealed plans to launch an “artificial moon” satellite up to eight times as bright as the real moon and capable of replacing traditional streetlights.

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