Latest Trending Discover Timelines Categories
All terms

Technology term

Orbital Reflector

An object placed in orbit and designed to reflect sunlight toward Earth or another target. Proposed uses include illumination, signaling, and experiments, but large or bright reflectors may create space-debris, astronomical-observation, environmental, and governance concerns.

English

Orbital Reflector

Arabic

عاكس مداري

First appeared in

FCC Clears a Giant Space Mirror to Beam Sunlight at Night - Astronomers Warn of the Risks

A new version of NewTqnia is ready.