Scientists reveal controversial plan to launch 50,000 MIRRORS into space for 'sunlight on demand'

California-based startup, Reflect Orbital, is poised to secure permission to launch a 60-foot (18.3-metre) prototype mirror into orbit to beam sunlight back to the Earth's surface.


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