rocket on the launch pad with full moon in background
March 31, 2026
'Welcome to the Future!' Artemis II Set for Launch to the Moon
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On the eve of this next chapter of lunar exploration, several current and former Yellow Jackets discuss why Artemis II matters, what excites them about the mission, and what happens next.
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Abstract illustration of clustered white nanoscale particles moving through a dark vessel with signal waves.
March 30, 2026
The Smartest Robots May Be the ‘Dumbest’ Ones
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Georgia Tech engineers have created electronics-free robotic swarms whose collective intelligence emerges entirely from mechanical design, enabling coordinated behavior for applications in medicine, space, and beyond.
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Earth peeking out from beyond the lunar surface.
March 27, 2026
3.8‑Billion‑Year‑Old Titanium Clue Sheds New Light on the Moon’s Early Chemistry
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The finding offers new clues about the oxygen conditions that shaped the Moon’s early environment.
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orthrop Grumman's Cygnus space freighter is pictured in the grip of the Canadarm2 robotic arm shortly after it was detached from the Unity module. The orbital complex was soaring 260 miles above the island archipelago of Seychelles in the Indian Ocean at the time of this photograph.
March 26, 2026
Georgia Tech Pioneers First Space Sustainability Course in the U.S.
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The class blends policy and engineering, giving students rare access to real-world practitioners.
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Banner graphic with a gold star trophy and the text “Institute Research Award Winners 2026.”
March 25, 2026
Georgia Tech Recognizes Excellence with 2026 Institute Research Awards
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Georgia Tech has named the 2026 Institute Research Award recipients, recognizing faculty, staff, and research teams whose work advances innovation, mentorship, collaboration, and societal impact across the Institute’s research enterprise.
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Group of people at Georgia Tech/Sandia MOU signing
March 12, 2026
Georgia Tech Renews Memorandum of Understanding With Sandia
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The Sandia partnership will expand research impact, talent pipelines, and national security innovation.
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Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo craft approaches the International Space Station
February 26, 2026
New Space Startups Take Off at Georgia Tech
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These six faculty- and student-led startups will tackle space innovations with terrestrial applications.
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Five professors named senior members of NAI.
February 26, 2026
Five Georgia Tech Faculty Named to NAI Senior Members Class of 2026
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The professors have been recognized for patenting and commercializing technologies with real-world impact.
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Tech in the Cold
February 20, 2026
The Challenges and Opportunities of Cold Weather and Technology
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In labs chilled to 4 kelvins (-450 degrees!) and on expeditions to polar regions, Georgia Tech scientists are discovering how extreme cold simultaneously challenges and advances technology in computing, space exploration, and more.
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Original illustrations from the 1930 serialized publication of the stories that would eventually be published as The Martian Trilogy following their recovery by School of Literature, Media, and Communication researchers. Hugo Award winning graphic novelist and illustrator John Jennings enhanced the illustrations for the book.
February 11, 2026
Beyond the Pulps: Georgia Tech Faculty and Students Help Redefine the History of Science Fiction
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The recovery of the long-lost The Martian Trilogy expands the historical record by demonstrating that Black speculative fiction flourished in the commercial mainstream long before the 1960s.
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Two Georgia Tech researchers looking at a biomedical chip.
January 5, 2026
Georgia Tech Climbs to No. 2 University in Federally Sponsored Research Expenditures
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This is the Institute’s best ranking in the National Science Foundation’s annual survey.
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Picture of Earth from Space
December 10, 2025
Georgia Tech’s Space Research Institute Announces Inaugural Seed Grant Awardees
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Georgia Tech’s Space Research Institute has selected 17 teams for its inaugural CPI Seed Grant program, supporting space research efforts across the full spectrum of development.
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Satellite with large blue solar panels orbiting above Earth, showing cloud formations and the planet's curvature against a dark space background
December 9, 2025
From Galaxy to Ground: How Space Research Shapes Everyday Life
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Satellites power everything from weather forecasts to global communications, and researchers at Georgia Tech’s Space Research Institute are advancing both the technology and international policies that keep them operating safely.
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2025 Gordon Bell Prize Rocket Simulation
December 1, 2025
Record-Breaking Simulation Boosts Rocket Science and Supercomputing to New Limits
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Inspired by SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster, a team led by Georgia Tech’s Spencer Bryngelson and New York University’s Florian Schäfer modeled the turbulent interactions of a 33-engine rocket. Their experiment set new records, running the largest ever fluid
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Jacob Adler (left) and Sharissa Thompson (right) conducting research.
November 26, 2025
Boiling Mud and Frozen Flows: How Mars’ Atmosphere Shapes Its Sedimentary Landscapes
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New research is showing that atmospheric pressure shifts dramatically altered how mud and water flowed on Mars — sometimes boiling, sometimes freezing — offering fresh clues to reconstruct the planet's ancient climate and habitability.
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Three Georgia Tech researchers working together in the lab on cancer research
November 20, 2025
Georgia Tech Ranked No. 7 Globally in Interdisciplinary Science Rankings
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Georgia Tech has been ranked 7th in the world in the 2026 Times Higher Education Interdisciplinary Science Rankings
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China’s Shenzhou-20 spacecraft – shown here hitching a ride on a Long March-2F carrier rocket – was hit by a piece of space debris. Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images
November 13, 2025
Space Debris Struck a Chinese Spacecraft – How the Incident Could Be a Wake-up Call for International Collaboration
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China’s Shenzhou-20 spacecraft took a hit from a piece of space debris floating through orbit, causing Chinese officials to delay the spacecraft’s return from its Tiangong space station in early November 2025.
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Paul Sell of the School of Physics (Photo: Benjamin Zhao/Georgia Tech)
October 29, 2025
New Leadership at the Georgia Tech Observatory
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The College of Sciences has named Paul Sell as the new director of the Georgia Tech Observatory. Sell joined the Institute in Fall 2025 as a senior academic professional in the School of Physics.
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Illustration of NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft with Jupiter and its icy moon Europa in the background (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
October 27, 2025
Preparing for Europa: Deciphering Plasma Flows and Magnetic Fields Near Jupiter’s Icy Moon
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Professor Sven Simon is working to uncover critical information to support the rapid analysis of measurements from NASA's Europa Clipper mission.
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Astrobiology Fellows
October 22, 2025
Four Scholars Named 2025–26 Georgia Tech Astrobiology Fellows
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Four Georgia Tech researchers have been selected as 2025–26 Astrobiology Fellows. Lea Adepoju, Juliana DiGiacomo, Ziyu Huang, and Lauren Paulson will explore questions about the origins of life and the search for it beyond Earth.
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