Research 2026-09-24· Google Research
Learn about Google’s Project Suncatcher to put ML infrastructure in space
Google is undertaking Project Suncatcher, an initiative to explore space as a viable location for scalable AI compute, starting with testing hardware in orbit. A key challenge is cooling TPUs in space, which the team is addressing with innovative heat dissipation methods. This project is a methodical engineering effort to understand and overcome the unique challenges of operating machine learning infrastructure beyond Earth.
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