A Japanese startup has ambitious plans for on-demand meteor showers

2018-7-21 02:55

A Tokyo-based startup is hard at work developing a system that would deliver “shooting stars on demand. ” According to a report by Japan Times, the world’s first artificial meteor shower could take place over Hiroshima as early as 2020.

ALE Co. , is reportedly in the final stages of developing two satellites. The first is set to be launched into space in March of next year, while the second would follow sometime mid-year. Each would have a payload of roughly 400 tiny balls whose tightly-guarded chemical formula would create a luminous display in the night sky. The balls would be re-usable, allowing…

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