Mirrors in Space? The FCC Just Approved a Sun-Reflecting Satellite, and Astronomers Are Worried
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- The U.S. Cleared a Giant Space Mirror to Shine Sunlight After Dark and Turn Night into Day ZME Science · 25d ago
- FCC approves startup’s space mirror to reflect sunlight to dark parts of Earth The Hill · 25d ago
- Mirrors in Space? The FCC Just Approved a Sun-Reflecting Satellite, and Astronomers Are Worried CNET · 25d ago broke it first
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