A California startup wants to use giant orbiting mirrors to reflect sunlight onto Earth after dark. The first test satellite ...

A company called Reflect Orbital wants to illuminate the Earth after sunset with orbital sky mirrors, raising alarm bells.

California-based start-up Reflect Orbital has applied for a government license to launch a giant mirror to space next year. The mission is meant to be the first step in the company's ambitious plan to ...

The night sky could soon lose some of its natural darkness if a controversial space project moves forward. Reflect Orbital, a ...

During the late Cold War, a Soviet engineer pursued a radical idea to reflect sunlight from orbit and illuminate dark regions of Earth. This is the story of the space mirror project that briefly ...

Critics argue the satellites, billed as a way to harness solar energy at night, could hamper sky observations and may pose a threat to human and animal health A long-exposure view of the Milky Way, ...

Forward-looking: A California startup is looking to space to solve the limits of ground-based solar power. Reflect Orbital is developing a constellation of satellites with giant Mylar mirrors to beam ...