Los Angeles County startup Reflect Orbital is seeking FCC approval to launch space mirrors that reflect sunlight to Earth at night for paying customers. Scientists and astronomers warn the plan poses ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New study warns that cooling Earth with stratospheric aerosols faces huge technical and political challenges that make it far from ...

You won't believe what's happening in the world of renewable energy right now. Imagine being able to tap into the sun's limitless power, even after the stars come out. That's exactly what Reflect ...

A US company is proposing to use orbital mirrors to beam sunlight back to Earth, but the idea is already raising practical and ethical questions.

As solar geoengineering gains attention, questions are emerging about how slightly dimmer sunlight could affect human health, ...

The company, Reflect Orbital, headquartered in Hawthorne, has applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for permission to launch an initial prototype. If cleared, the test satellite could ...

A company wants to brighten the night sky by reflecting sunlight onto Earth using mirrors placed in orbit. Not a one-off ...

"The implications for wildlife, for all life, are enormous." The post FCC Deciding Whether to Allow Startup to Launch Huge Mirror Satellite to Blast Sunlight on Cities at Nighttime appeared first on ...

Scientists for years have argued over drastic action to cool a warming world. Among the most widely debated is stratospheric aerosol injection, or SAI— injecting reflective particles into the upper ...