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

The FCC authorized Reflect Orbital to launch the mirror satellite Eärendil-1. “For optical astronomy, this poses an existential threat,” the European Southern Observatory said.


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