{
  "id": 16601812,
  "title": "Sunlight at night: US startup’s demonstration of lighting Earth from space draws critcism",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/sunlight-at-night-us-startups-demonstration-of-lighting-earth-from-16601812",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-26T12:00:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Science",
    "slug": "guardian-science",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/26/california-sunlight-space-mirrors-satellites"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Company imitates reflection of sun from mirrors, prompting pushback from some scientists, environmentalists and California locals Locals in a rural area of California were recently startled to see dazzlingly bright light shining down from nearby mountains at night, illuminating a swathe of the desert below. Unbeknown to them, the strange nocturnal illumination was the latest step in a company’s…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}