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☀️ Google Reaches for the Sun: Project Suncatcher


Google logo featured in NewBits Digest article on project suncatcher, highlighting Google’s space-based AI compute and solar-powered satellites.

🚀 What’s New in Project Suncatcher


Google has unveiled project suncatcher, a bold moonshot to run AI workloads in space — literally.


Satellites equipped with Google’s custom AI chips will orbit Earth, using nearly continuous solar energy to power computation beyond the grid.


🔋 Why project suncatcher matters


By tapping sunlight — up to 8× higher availability than on Earth — Google aims to eliminate the energy, cooling, and community barriers of terrestrial data centers.


🛰 The Science Behind Project Suncatcher


  • AI chips passed dose-equivalent radiation tests consistent with about five years in orbit 🌌


  • Two-satellite learning mission planned for 2027, in partnership with Planet Labs


  • The goal: prove that space-based AI can scale sustainably and autonomously


🌍 The Bigger Picture


Project Suncatcher could redefine the AI infrastructure race — transforming orbit into the next frontier for clean, scalable computing power.



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