The Federal Communications Commission is weighing whether to grant Reflect Orbital, a startup proposing to bounce sunlight back to Earth after dark, the authority to launch and operate an experimental ...

Reflect Orbital, a startup in Hawthorne, CA, seeks FCC approval to test technology to beam sunlight from space to Earth at ...

A California startup has proposed launching reflective satellites into orbit to redirect sunlight back toward Earth after sunset, with the company suggesting it could extend usable daylight in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A company called Reflect Orbital is proposing putting mirrors in space to reflect sunlight to the ground, similar to this ...

The company is seeking F.C.C. approval to test an idea to reflect sunlight to Earth at night, possibly powering solar panels. Critics say it could be bad for people and wildlife.

A US company is proposing to use orbital mirrors to beam sunlight back to Earth, but the idea is already raising practical and ethical questions.

Turning night into day is something big meteors can do, but it might (one day) become as easy as firing up an app and tapping a spot on the map. The startup isn't new; the company's founder and CEO ...

The company, Reflect Orbital, headquartered in Hawthorne, has applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for permission to launch an initial prototype. If cleared, the test satellite could ...