Project Suncatcher is Google’s long-term research moonshot, first announced last year, exploring whether massive AI computing infrastructure could eventually operate in space.

Zoom into NYC from space in this amazing Google Earth Studio visualization, featuring "West 66th" by pop rock artist Logan Spaleta. Credit: Google Earth Studio / edited by Space.com ...

Data centers that handle AI processing continue to consume vast amounts of electricity, cooling water, and land.However, ...

Computing power in space reduces the enormous electrical load on power grids on Earth.

The tech industry is on a tear, building data centers for AI as quickly as they can buy up the land. The sky-high energy costs and logistical headaches of managing all those data centers have prompted ...

It was probably always when, not if, Google would add its name to the list of companies intrigued by the potential of orbiting data centers. Google announced Tuesday a new initiative, named Project ...

Google just sent its AI chips into orbit. The test could help answer a futuristic question with big implications on Earth: ...

Google has launched AI chips into orbit to explore solar-powered computing infrastructure, which could reduce data center ...