Astro Live Experiences ( ALE ) is launching a satellite intended to help create the first ever artificial meteor shower next door over Hiroshima , which will be visible over a 200 km radius . The Japanese company has been working on it for seven years , and has used the Japan Space Exploration ' ’s Epsilon Rocket to help take it up to gather further required data . Ultimately , ALE ’s satellite will produce centimetre - sized pellets that will display a variety of bright colours as they heat up then disintegrate re - entering the atmosphere . ALE believes it will be visible even in light - pollution heavy areas .
Astro Live Experiences (ALE) is launching a satellite intended to help create the first ever artificial meteor shower next year over Hiroshima, which will be visible over a 200 km radius. The Japanese company has been working on it for seven years, and has used the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Epsilon Rocket to help take it up to gather further required data. Ultimately, ALE’s satellite should release centimetre-sized pellets that will produce a variety of bright colours as they heat up then disintegrate re-entering the atmosphere. ALE believes it will be visible even in light-pollution heavy areas.