The Federal Communications Commission is weighing whether to grant Reflect Orbital, a startup proposing to bounce sunlight back to Earth after dark, the authority to launch and operate an experimental ...

A team of U.S. and U.K. researchers has outlined a new way to detectalien moons by tracking subtle flashes of reflected light during lunar eclipses in distant planetary systems. The method, designed ...

The company is seeking F.C.C. approval to test an idea to reflect sunlight to Earth at night, possibly powering solar panels. Critics say it could be bad for people and wildlife.