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Researchers set up a lightning mapping array unit at a location near Atlanta

July 13, 2026

Georgia Tech Lightning Mapping Array Helps Protect World Cup Visitors

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A Georgia Tech lightning mapping array is helping authorities protect World Cup visitors from severe weather.

July 10, 2026

Georgia Tech Collaborates With Japanese Space Agency on Asteroid Flyby

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Data from the mission could reveal how planets formed and help scientists identify future asteroid threats.

June 29, 2026

Bridging the Gap Between Technical Research and Marketable Solutions

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From storytelling to customer discovery, Quadrant-i teaches faculty soft skills to commercialize their work.

Two researchers and a patient using the Kinemo technology.

June 25, 2026

Georgia Tech Earns Top-10 Rankings in Innovation Commercialization

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Georgia Tech continues to strengthen its position as one of the nation’s leaders in research commercialization

June 10, 2026

Georgia Tech Scientists Create Moon Rock in the Lab

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This moon rock could help scientists interpret lunar data and explore how water may form on the moon.

From left, headshots of Vincent Griffo, Ojas Gupta, and Samuel Woolsey.

June 8, 2026

Three Georgia Tech Students Receive 2026 Astronaut Scholarship

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The three students were recognized for their innovative research in engineering and biomedical science and awarded funding, mentorship, and national recognition to support their future careers in STEM.

Person working on a laptop with a digital visualization of an AI system, code, and automated workflows.

June 2, 2026

How Agentic AI is Rethinking the Origins of Life on Earth

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Georgia Tech researchers Amirali Aghazadeh and Daniel Saeedi discuss AstroAgents, an agentic AI system that analyzes space chemistry to generate new ideas for life’s beginnings.

May 18, 2026

Georgia Tech Researchers Discover New Form of NAND Flash Data Storage for Deep Space Missions

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The new data storage technology is up to 30 times more radiation-resilient than current data storage.

Four GTRI researchers pose for a photo in a lab space.

May 15, 2026

Leaner and Meaner: Materials Tested in Space Could Help Build More Space-Resilient Satellites

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Georgia Tech researchers, led by the Georgia Tech Research Institute, are sending new polymers to the International Space Station to study their durability in harsh space conditions.

The Human Space Exploration research team smiles in front of a Georgia Tech background holding their awards on stage.

May 5, 2026

Georgia Tech Awards Spotlight Space Research Leadership

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Several faculty affiliated with the Space Research Institute were recognized for contributions spanning individual scholarship and major interdisciplinary research programs.

This artist’s concept depicts the nominal trajectory for NASA’s Artemis II test flight, an approximately 10-day mission that will send four astronauts around the Moon and back. The agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft will launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Orion will fly two orbits of Earth and then venture around the Moon in a figure-eight pattern before returning to Earth.

April 30, 2026

Back to the Moon and Beyond

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Meet the Georgia Tech alumni who are making Artemis II possible.

April 20, 2026

The Hidden Language of Life’s Early Proteins

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Life’s first alphabet was likely small — but surprisingly powerful.

R. Shane Kimbrough speaks in front of room of people during a fireside chat

April 6, 2026

2026 Frontiers in Science: Advancing Space Exploration

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One day after the historic Artemis II launch, the College of Sciences welcomed more than 150 researchers, students, and community members to its signature Frontiers in Science conference.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.