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China plans to launch artificial moon bright enough to replace streetlights
- bitwize 8y agoThis sounds disturbingly like a plot of supervillainy. We'll really be in the shit when this thing goes live, only for U.S. intelligence (or maybe MI6?) to discover that that's no moon -- it's a battle station!
- nakedrobot2 8y agoGoodbye stars. I wonder what kind of dreadful ecological effects this will have on nocturnal wildlife?
- jfk13 8y agoI wonder what the impact will be on wildlife that depends on the hours of darkness?
- ddeck 8y agoOther ongoing discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18248230 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18248230
- bshep 8y agoMy first thoughts were that it sounds like the plot from a Bond movie, but jokes aside, this may be a good thing, essentially ‘free’ lighting at night for the area covered, i wonder how long it would take for the cost savings to match the cost of the satellites
- JoshTko 8y agoWould be great if it works, could on net reduce emissions.
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- gmuslera 8y agoThe full moon already have effects on our behaviour (and the one other animals), a permanent and brighter one will make things worse. Besides that, night illumination (depending on their wavelenghts) affects our sleeping, that artificial moon will have a blue filter?