{"id":15075,"date":"2026-08-10T12:01:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T12:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/?p=15075"},"modified":"2026-08-10T12:01:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T12:01:02","slug":"space-mirrors-could-ruin-astronomy-and-your-eyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/?p=15075","title":{"rendered":"Space mirrors could ruin astronomy \u2014 and your eyes"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nGeorgina Torbet<\/strong>
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\nAugust 10, 2026\n<\/div>\n\n
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Solar energy, at any time of day or night – that’s the dream of space mirror projects. Futurists have been imagining satellite mirrors that could reflect the sun’s light onto the Earth’s surface for over a century. Russian scientists experimented with the concept in the ’90s with the Znamya project. The idea is to put a large mirror in orbit and angle it such that sunlight can be reflected onto a specific geographical area for illumination or the generation of solar power. <\/p>\n

Now, the California-based company Reflect Orbital wants to try this idea again, launching a test satellite named Eärendil-1 as a precursor to a fleet of up to 50,000 spa \u2026<\/p>\n

Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Georgina Torbet • August 10, 2026 Solar energy, at any time of day or night – that’s the dream of space mirror projects. Futurists have been imagining satellite mirrors that could reflect the sun’s light onto the Earth’s surface for over a century. Russian scientists experimented with the concept in the ’90s with the Znamya<\/p>\n

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