US EditionRadical Plan to Beam 'Sunlight on Demand' at Night Sparks Concerns
The startup aims to extend solar energy use beyond daylight with 4,000 satellites by 2030, but astronomers warn of significant light pollution impacts.
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A US startup plans to deliver ‘sunlight on demand’ after dark. Can it work – and would we want it to?
Can a new satellite constellation create sunlight on demand? SpaceX/Flickr, CC BYA proposed constellation of satellites has astronomers very worried. Unlike satellites that reflect sunlight and produce light pollution as an unfortunate byproduct, the ones by US startup Reflect Orbital would produce light pollution by design. The company promises to produce “sunlight on demand” with mirrors that beam sunlight down to Earth so solar farms can oper…
A US company wants to launch a satellite in 2026, which is supposed to reflect sunlight to Earth as a mirror. Thousands more are planned. Criticism is getting louder.
Radical Plan to Beam ‘Sunlight on Demand’ at Night Sparks Concerns : ScienceAlert – Monkey Viral
A proposed constellation of satellites has astronomers very worried. Unlike satellites that reflect sunlight and produce light pollution as an unfortunate byproduct, the ones by US startup Reflect Orbital would produce light pollution by design. The company promises to produce “sunlight on demand” with mirrors that beam sunlight down to Earth so solar farms can […]
A US startup plans to deliver ‘sunlight on demand’ after dark. Can it work—and would we want it to?
By Michael J. I. Brown, Associate Professor in Astronomy, Monash University and Matthew Kenworthy, Associate Professor in Astronomy, Leiden University A proposed constellation of satellites has astronomers very worried. Unlike satellites that reflect sunlight and produce light pollution as an unfortunate byproduct, the ones by US startup Reflect Orbital would produce light pollution by design. The company promises to produce “sunlight on demand”…
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