U.S. approval of giant 'space mirror' satellite alarms astronomers

(scientificamerican.com)

6 points | by saikatsg 6 hours ago ago

3 comments

  • thecrumb 6 hours ago ago

    This is crazy. I imagine a few environmentalists are alarmed as well.

    I thought light pollution from WalMart was bad...

  • ChrisArchitect 5 hours ago ago
  • red-iron-pine 6 hours ago ago

    they call the mirror EƤrendil, a JRR Tolken reference

    which usually means its a project funded by fascists

    and sure enough Reflect Orbital has some SpaceX ties