California startup Reflect Orbital plans to launch thousands of satellites with mirrors to redirect sunlight to solar farms at night. Astronomers warn the bright reflected light could be “ruinous” to ...

The Royal Astronomical Society has sounded an alarm over satellite constellation plans from SpaceX and Reflect Orbital, warning that the proposals could “permanently scar” the night sky visible from ...

The Federal Communications Commission is reviewing a proposal from Reflect Orbital, a startup that wants to place mirror-equipped satellites in orbit to bounce sunlight back to Earth after dark. The ...

Imagine a future where the diurnal cycle, at least in some parts of the world, is adjustable. Where humans are no longer beholden to the 24-hour pattern of daylight and darkness. Instead of being ...

The problem with solar panels is that they only work during the daylight hours. But what if you could use satellites to reflect sunbeams down to Earth even at night? Ben Nowack is obsessed with energy ...