Chinese city's plan to launch artificial moons to replace street lights panned
Engineer calculates that Chengdu's plan to replace streetlights with artificial moonlight would cost $100bn

A city in China is planning to launch its own 'artificial moon' by 2020 to replace street lamps and to lower electricity costs in urban areas, according to reports coming out of the country. However, those...
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