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.
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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.
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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.
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Lynn Kamerlin headshot
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.
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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.
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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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Could the Earth and everything on it – and even the whole universe – be a simulation running on a giant computer? OsakaWayne Studios/Moment via Getty Images
February 2, 2026
Is the Whole Universe Just a Simulation?
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How do you know anything is real? Some things you can see directly, like your fingers. Other things, like your chin, you need a mirror or a camera to see.
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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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