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<p>Letters to US agency raise concerns over tech firms’ plans to use reflective satellites and expand numbers in low Earth orbit</p><p>Proposals to deploy reflective mirrors and up to 1m more satellites in low Earth orbit could have far-reaching consequences for human health and ecosystems, leading sleep and circadian rhythm researchers have said.</p><p>Presidents of four international scientific societies representing about 2,500 researchers from more than 30 countries are among those who have raised concerns in <a href="https://www.bioclocks.uk/news/bambos-">letters</a> to the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC).</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/05/satellite-mirror-plans-could-disrupt-sleep-and-ecosystems-worldwide-scientists-say">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Letters to US agency raise concerns over tech firms’ plans to use reflective satellites and expand numbers in low Earth orbit</p><p>Proposals to deploy reflective mirrors and up to 1m more satellites in low Earth orbit could have far-reaching consequences for human health and ecosystems, leading sleep and circadian rhythm researchers have said.</p><p>Presidents of four international scientific societies representing about 2,500 researchers from more than 30 countries are among those who have raised concerns in <a href="https://www.bioclocks.uk/news/bambos-">letters</a> to the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC).</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/05/satellite-mirror-plans-could-disrupt-sleep-and-ecosystems-worldwide-scientists-say">Continue reading...</a>