The U.S. just approved a giant space mirror to test ‘sunlight on demand.’ Low Earth orbit is getting weird
By Samantha Lawler, Associate Professor, Astronomy, University of Regina
Aaron Boley, Professor, Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia
From space hotels and artificial meteor showers, to a new giant mirror that reflects sunlight to Earth — low-Earth orbit is getting weird.
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Friday, July 10, 2026