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TECHNOLOGYJul 14 · 08:30 UTCWIREDJavier Carbajal

The US Approves the Launch of a Mirror Satellite That Can Reflect Sunlight and Illuminate the Earth at Night

The FCC approved Reflect Orbital's launch of the mirror satellite Eärendil-1, which aims to reflect sunlight to illuminate Earth at night. The European Southern Observatory warned this poses an existential threat to optical astronomy.

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