themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoFCC approves giant space mirror as astronomers warn of risks to the night skywww.thebrighterside.newsexternal-linkmessage-square124fedilinkarrow-up1479 cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgtechnology@midwest.socialtechnology@lemmy.ml
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minus-squaredan1101@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 day 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-up3·23 hours agoWow, that’s like 1000x more practical than putting them in space
minus-squaremelsaskca@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day 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.