Chronobiology Leaders Warn FCC That Space Mirrors Could Disrupt Global Sleep

How "sunlight on demand" could erase darkness

We count on the sun rising and setting each day. There's a proposal to generate "sunlight on demand" from satellites. The impacts on wildlife are uncertain.

Plan to light Earth at night with space mirrors angers scientists

A US start-up wants to ‘sell sunlight after dark’ using satellites with giant mirrors, but astronomers warn of disastrous consequences

Mirrors in space could disrupt human sleep, scientists warn

Redirecting sunshine to create ‘on-demand daylight’ risks biological clock rhythms, say experts

Satellite mirrors could threaten night skies and ecosystems, scientists warn

Proposals by Reflect Orbital and Elon Musk's SpaceX to launch reflective and AI-powered satellites may interfere with sleep, plant cycles, and wildlife navigation, say experts

Scientists warn of ‘planetary scale' disruption over plans to launch 50,000 mirrors into space

Plans to launch 50,000 satellite mirrors into space could lead to ‘planetary scale' disruption of our sleep and ecosystems, according to scientists.

Wild plan to control sunlight by installing 50,000 mirrors in space could wreak havoc on Earth, experts warn: ‘Major adverse health consequences’

Scientists are ripping plans by Reflect Orbital to install thousands of mirrors in space, claiming that it could disrupt sleep and wreak havoc on the environment.