Tracy Mumford

The FCC doesn't generally factor any of that into their approval process.

The agency's stance has been that activities in space, as in not on Earth, aren't subject to environmental review.

One skeptic of the project, an astronomer at Princeton, said it's not the concept as a whole that he questions, just where it's aimed.

He said space mirrors would actually be very helpful for lighting up the moon.

NASA and other space agencies are looking to build lunar outposts in the coming years, and reflected sunlight would be a good energy source and help brighten things up, considering that nights on the moon last for two weeks.

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From The New York Times, it's the headlines.

I'm Tracy Mumford.

Today's Wednesday, March 4th.

Here's what we're covering.

The Times has learned Iran is on the verge of selecting its next supreme leader to head the regime after the U.S.-Israeli attacks killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei over the weekend.

According to three Iranian officials, the frontrunner is Khamenei's son, Moshtaba Khamenei.

He's an influential but reclusive figure known for his close ties to the country's revolutionary guards.

One analyst in Tehran said that hardline supporters of Iran's government could back him quickly, viewing him as picking up the mantle of his martyred father.

But a large portion of Iran could reject him for the very same reason, seeing him as a continuation of the oppressive regime that's killed thousands of anti-government protesters in just the last few months.

The clerics making the selection could announce their decision as soon as today.

It comes after President Trump said yesterday that the U.S.-Israeli strikes had taken out some of the Iranian officials the White House had viewed as potential successors.

Trump did not say specifically who the U.S.