Astronomy's Stacy McGaugh sounds alarm over giant space mirror proposal

Astronomy’s Stacy McGaugh sounds alarm over giant space mirror proposal Hero Type Image Cory Shaffer Fri, 08/21/2026 - 12:03 Media Editorial Staff August 07, 2026 A Company Got Approval for a Giant Space Mirror. Experts Are Raising AlarmsNewsweek: Stacy McGaugh, professor and director of astronomy at the College of Arts and Sciences, called Reflect Orbital’s planned space-mirror satellite “an abomination” and an “existential threat” to observational astronomy. He warned reflected sunlight could worsen light pollution, disrupt astronomical research, and affect nocturnal wildlife, arguing some p