The FCC just approved a test of a giant mirror in space

The Federal Communications Commission has given a California startup permission to launch and test a satellite that would use a giant mirror to reflect sunlight back to Earth after sunset, despite objections from astronomers, wildlife experts and others who say the plan could disrupt scientific research and interfere with the sleep patterns of living organisms. Reflect Orbital plans to launch the satellite, equipped with a 60-foot-wide mirror that is actually a thin-film reflector, into low…