What to know about the controversial project.

Reflect Orbital has won initial approval for a plan to put thousands of mirrors in orbit that would be visible from anywhere ...

Reflect Orbital moves ahead with the company's first Eärendil launch amid concerns from the astronomical community.

The FCC authorized Reflect Orbital to launch the mirror satellite Eärendil-1. “For optical astronomy, this poses an ...

The FCC approved a satellite to test the ability to reflect sunlight into nighttime regions, a project criticized by ...

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 ...

A controversial new ruling from the Federal Communications Commission leaves no one responsible for regulating light ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Reflect Orbital plans to deploy a constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites to direct ...

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 ...

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 US has approved Reflect Orbital's test of a space mirror satellite, Earendil-1, to reflect sunlight back to Earth, but ...