Startup's 'reflective satellites' could light up night sky, impact your sleep

Startup's 'reflective satellites' could light up night sky, impact your sleep

A startup called Reflect Orbital wants to light up the night using reflective satellites to redirect sunlight onto the night side of Earth.  However, experts say this could have an incredible range of dangerous consequences for people, animals, plants, and the planet as a whole, The Guardian reported. On the surface, Reflect Orbital's plan sounds useful. It intends to launch satellites that would orbit Earth, creating patches of redirected sunli…

SATELLITE MIRRORS COULD THREATEN NIGHT SKIES AND ECOSYSTEMS, SCIENTISTS WARN

Sat 18 April 2026: Plans to launch reflective satellites and up to 1 million additional spacecraft in low Earth orbit could disrupt human sleep, wildlife, and ecosystems, scientists have warned. “The proposed scale of orbital deployment would represent a significant alteration of the natural night-time light environment at a planetary scale,” said the presidents of […]