‘Starwashing’: The new space race has an environmental problem

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By Kate YoderAug 27, 2026, 4:45 am96 ptsTrending
As artificial intelligence devours more land and electricity, a new breed of tech companies promises that outer space holds the solutions to our problems on Earth. If data centers are so hard to find a place for down here, why not put them hundreds of miles above the planet instead? Since power demand surges in…

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