US company cleared to install giant mirror in space to create ‘sunlight on demand’

Reflect Orbital will reflect the sun’s rays back to Earth for extra solar energy and lighting


play_arrow All United Kingdom News
3 d.
Space
ID: -3014165878755133691


Similar News expand_more


3 d. One Earth solar farm receives government approval in the United Kingdom
Technology
7 d. How solar panels can power your air conditioner, according to an expert
Technology
6 d. How ‘space balls’ launched a sleepy Queensland beach town into the global spotlight at warp speed
Space
8 d. £3.5m boost for West Lothian firm pioneering new type of plastic recycling
Technology
6 d. MONPURE LONDON ACCELERATES US RETAIL EXPANSION WITH PARTNER, THE PCA COMPANIES
Economics
8 d. Sofidel: A New Photovoltaic System Now Operational in the United Kingdom
Technology
7 d. NASA reveals it has captured UFO imagery as space agency chief admits 'there's life everywhere'
Space
3 d. Would YOU stay in an AliExpress 'getaway house'? Chinese retail giant introduces holiday home prefabs with 2 bedrooms and glass sun rooms for as little as £4,940
Real Estate
32 h. Huge housing estate planned for Mossley green space will be decided on next week
Real Estate
46 h. House passes bill to 'ditch the switch' and make daylight saving time permanent
Real Estate
56 h. Majority of £15billion spent on PPE during Covid pandemic was a waste, inquiry concludes, with race for medical supplies like the 'Wild West'
Science
4 d. White House release clearest UFO footage ever in biggest proof yet that aliens exist
Space
38 h. Thomas Tuchel clears the air with Jude Bellingham after ‘unfair’ question: ‘It’s blown up in the media’
Travel
57 h. Students are letting AI robots pick their dates in eerie new 'Black Mirror' trend
Education
6 d. French billionaire buys £4.4bn stake in Vodafone to become biggest shareholder
Economics
8 h. Massive pile of waste goes up in flames at recycling centre and residents told to keep windows closed
Real Estate
3 d. Space jam: astronomers detect ‘raspberry sugar’ on dust cloud in Milky Way
Space
6 d. Dunelm's 'thick' curtains 'feel luxury and look expensive' despite being reduced to £30 on sale
Culture
4 d. ITV The Dark star reveals chilling detail that never made it to screens
Space
4 d. Debenhams takes £17 off 'massive' outdoor rug that 'looks beautiful' under table and chairs
Culture
25 h. Dunelm heavily reduces 'brilliant' extra storage solution by £114 that arrives assembled
Technology
3 d. Garden pub built almost entirely from recycled materials in running for national competition
Real Estate
7 d. Art gallery where Princess Eugenie is a director is cleared of breaching Russian sanctions over sale of painting
Culture
3 d. Rupert Murdoch’s estranged son could make nearly $7.5 billion from investing in Musk’s SpaceX: report
Space
56 h. Jaguar Land Rover prepares for huge electric car rollout by giving customers access to 75,000 UK chargers
Automotive
55 h. Joint Statement on the launch of the United Nations Horizon Fund for the Occupied Palestinian Territories: 13 July 2026
Economics
59 h. All the places in Scotland that will see sunshine this week as 29C predicted
Weather
2 d. ‘I've no idea if the sun's up’ with £30 blackout sleep mask ‘great for travel’
Travel
6 h. News | London has space for hotel development but no room for error, investors say
Space
9 h. Aldi's new £20 'high speed' blender similar to £100 brand lands in middle aisles
Automotive
6 d. Out of this world: King launches initiative at space hub with astronauts
Space
34 h. London BTC Company, CelLBxHealth, Anglo Asian Mining, Galliford Try, NextEnergy Solar Fund
Technology
3 d. Bad sleeper 'in a fog of despair' but 78p patches made 'remarkable improvement'
Weather
5 d. George Clarke's Amazing Spaces holiday home with 'views to die for' available this summer
Culture
6 h. Lockheed Martin Space UK Leader Reflects on the Progress of North East Space Sector Investment
Space
3 d. Natural sugar discovered in cloud of dust and gas near centre of Milky Way
Space
57 h. Hotel at one of Newport's biggest regeneration schemes could be forced to close warns developer
Real Estate
8 h. B&M's 'practical' £15 furniture offers extra storage and looks 'expensive'
Real Estate
55 h. Greenwich+Docklands International Festival announce full programme for 2026
Culture
6 d. China takes a page from SpaceX and recaptures the first stage of a rocket to reuse it
Space
7 d. Princess Eugenie’s gallery cleared of breaching Russian sanctions over sale of artwork
Culture
7 d. I found a £509 outdoor garden pergola reduced to £195 perfect come rain or shine
Weather
55 h. Vodafone report underlines consumer benefits a year on from 3 UK merger
Economics
56 h. Watches of Switzerland, run by Scots CEO, defies consumer gloom with strong sales growth
Economics
6 d. Crackdown will see vapes sold in plain packaging and out of sight in shops
Culture
5 d. Is your collagen killing the planet? Inside the dark side of the wellness boom
Science
5 d. Japan's space agency conducts first test flight for experimental reusable rocket
Space
6 d. 'Rooms look stylish' with B&M's £12 rope lamp that 'looks great on side tables'
Real Estate
8 d. Man who created Oasis’ iconic album covers given honorary doctorate from Scottish university
Culture
Popular countries based on strong economic and political relations
Add Watch Country

arrow_drop_down