As tech giants and aerospace startups race to launch space-based data centers, scientists are warning that hundreds of thousands of new satellites could transform Earth into a ringed planet, drastically escalating light pollution and disrupting the night sky. In a new paper titled "Rings in the Sky," University of Regina astronomy professor Samantha Lawler, alongside Aaron Boley of the University of British Columbia and Hanno Rein of the University of Toronto, warned about the severe visual and environmental impact of proposed orbital data center mega-constellations.