ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

O'Neill cylinder

An O'Neill cylinder is an enormous kind of space station. It is made up of two tubes that are connected at each end. The tubes are incredibly long, so long that you could fit an entire city inside! The cylinder spins around to make artificial gravity, which pulls objects towards the walls. The motion of the cylinder also helps give us a feeling of day and night, and can be used to help us grow food.