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
Reflect Orbital aims to redirect sunlight towards the night areas of the Earth.Credit: Jesper Klausen/Scientific Photo Library A risky plan to turn night into day is one step closer to reality. Last week, U.S. officials approved a mission to launch a giant mirror into space, where the device will reflect sunlight onto shadowed parts of