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Orbital AI Revolution Begins: Nvidia-Powered Satellite Launch to Pioneer Space Data Centers

A Washington startup is preparing to launch the first satellite equipped with Nvidia H100 GPUs into orbit next month. The mission aims to demonstrate the viability of space-based data centers that could revolutionize AI computing with unlimited solar power and natural cooling.

The Space Computing Frontier

In what sources indicate could mark a transformative moment for artificial intelligence infrastructure, a Redmond-based startup is preparing to launch advanced Nvidia computing hardware into space next month. According to reports, Starcloud (formerly Lumen Orbit) will send its 130-pound Starcloud-1 satellite to orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying what analysts suggest represents the most powerful computational capabilities ever deployed in space.

ResearchScience

Earth’s Protective Magnetic Shield Developing Expanding Weak Zone Over South Atlantic

Researchers have documented surprising expansion of a weak spot in Earth’s magnetic field over the South Atlantic region. Satellite data indicates the anomaly has grown by an area equivalent to half the size of continental Europe in just over a decade, presenting new challenges for understanding our planet’s magnetic dynamics.

Mysterious Magnetic Weakness Expands Over South Atlantic

Earth’s magnetic field is developing a rapidly growing weak spot over the South Atlantic that has scientists concerned, according to new research published in a recent scientific journal. The phenomenon, known as the South Atlantic Anomaly, has expanded significantly over the past eleven years, with satellite data suggesting it has grown by an area equivalent to half the size of continental Europe.