Massive space mirrors could be 40 times brighter than the full moon, astronomers warn. 'It will be worse than big cities like London'
📍 How it ended
The coverage highlighted a wave of approvals and plans for large‑scale space mirrors, including a U.S. green light for a satellite that would beam sunlight after dark, a California startup’s permission to launch a 59‑foot mirror, and a proposal to launch up to 50,000 mirror satellites capable of brightening the sky by up to four full moons. Scientists and astronomers voiced strong opposition, warning that the “sunlight on demand” projects could jeopardize the night sky and even risk blindness, while Reflect Orbital reassured that its satellite would not illuminate Saskatchewan communities.
No further developments were reported, and the story has since quieted without a definitive resolution.
Epilogue added 25d ago, after coverage quieted.
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The Brief | TIME Magazine Magzter · 47d ago
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The Brief | Time Magzter · 47d ago
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A space mirror satellite test WAMC · 47d ago
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