In low-Earth orbit, a small California startup is trying to do something that sounds like science fiction: redirect sunlight so that night is no longer truly dark. The company, Reflect Orbital, wants ...
As governments refine the technology and a US startup pitches giant mirrors that redirect daylight after dark, the race to quite literally sail through space using sunlight is starting to look less ...
Why it matters: Unlike conventional satellite constellations such as SpaceX's Starlink, which can inadvertently reflect sunlight during certain orbits, Reflect Orbital's reflectors are explicitly ...