themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to TechnologyEnglish · 2 days agoFCC approves giant space mirror as astronomers warn of risks to the night skywww.thebrighterside.newsexternal-linkmessage-square126linkfedilinkarrow-up1492arrow-down14 cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
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minus-squaredan1101linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 days agoA Norway town did do that according to the BBC, but the mirrors were on a mountain not in space: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170314-the-town-that-built-a-mirror-to-catch-the-sun
minus-squarexthexder@l.sw0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoWow, that’s like 1000x more practical than putting them in space
minus-squaremelsaskca@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoCool! Thanks. I’ve either got a bad memory or just scanned the article while in a hurry.
A Norway town did do that according to the BBC, but the mirrors were on a mountain not in space: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170314-the-town-that-built-a-mirror-to-catch-the-sun
Wow, that’s like 1000x more practical than putting them in space
Cool! Thanks. I’ve either got a bad memory or just scanned the article while in a hurry.