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FCC approves giant space mirror as astronomers warn of risks to the night sky
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this post was submitted on 20 Jul 2026
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Not really extreme. The whole concept is bonkers. What right has a company to destroy the night huge numbers of people and not mention wildlife.
It's a 5km diameter target area. It's not going to be shining on random patches of wilderness.
That's just for one mirror, they're saying they want fifty thousand up there.
But they only have approval for one.