Group of people at Georgia Tech/Sandia MOU signing
March 12, 2026

Georgia Tech Renews Memorandum of Understanding With Sandia

3 min read
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

5 min read
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

4 min read
The professors have been recognized for patenting and commercializing technologies with real-world impact.
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Student-Microgrants-6--1-.png graphic
February 24, 2026

Georgia Tech Arts Announces Spring 2026 Microgrant Awardees

5 min read
Georgia Tech Arts Announces Spring 2026 Microgrant Awardees
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Tech in the Cold
February 20, 2026

The Challenges and Opportunities of Cold Weather and Technology

2 min read
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.
Read More
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

2 min read
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.
Read More
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?

5 min read
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.
Read More
Two Georgia Tech researchers looking at a biomedical chip.
January 5, 2026

Georgia Tech Climbs to No. 2 University in Federally Sponsored Research Expenditures

3 min read
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

4 min read
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.
Read More
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

1 min read
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.
Read More
2025 Gordon Bell Prize Rocket Simulation
December 1, 2025

Record-Breaking Simulation Boosts Rocket Science and Supercomputing to New Limits

7 min read
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
Read More
Jacob Adler (left) and Sharissa Thompson (right) conducting research.
November 26, 2025

Boiling Mud and Frozen Flows: How Mars’ Atmosphere Shapes Its Sedimentary Landscapes

4 min read
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.
Read More
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

1 min read
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

6 min read
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.
Read More
Paul Sell of the School of Physics (Photo: Benjamin Zhao/Georgia Tech)
October 29, 2025

New Leadership at the Georgia Tech Observatory

4 min read
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

3 min read
Professor Sven Simon is working to uncover critical information to support the rapid analysis of measurements from NASA's Europa Clipper mission.
Read More
Astrobiology Fellows
October 22, 2025

Four Scholars Named 2025–26 Georgia Tech Astrobiology Fellows

5 min read
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.
Read More
HAARP in Alaska
October 14, 2025

Low Frequency Radio Lab Trio Go to Alaska for Atmospheric Research

1 min read
Ph.D. students Gus Richter, Malhar Tamhane, and Felipe Sandoval took part in the Polar Aeronomy and Radio Science program, taking advantage of the unique geography and equipment to work on their Ph.D. research.
Read More
Lunar surface
October 9, 2025

A Buried Solar Reciever to Melt Lunar Ice

1 min read
A NASA-funded team at Georgia Institute of Technology has developed a method to use heliostats to redirect sunlight into the Moon’s shadowed craters, extracting water from icy regolith.
Read More
Executive Director Jud Ready presenting inside a room at the Marcus Nanotechnology Building for SRI's inaugural meeting.
October 1, 2025

Georgia Tech’s Space Research Institute Holds Inaugural Meeting

3 min read
Georgia Tech’s Space Research Institute (SRI) hosted its inaugural meeting on September 5, drawing more than 130 researchers from across campus to outline its vision, foster collaboration, and highlight the breadth of space research underway.
Read More
Group of people at Georgia Tech/Sandia MOU signing
March 12, 2026

Georgia Tech Renews Memorandum of Understanding With Sandia

3 min read
The Sandia partnership will expand research impact, talent pipelines, and national security innovation.
Read More
Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo craft approaches the International Space Station
February 26, 2026

New Space Startups Take Off at Georgia Tech

5 min read
These six faculty- and student-led startups will tackle space innovations with terrestrial applications.
Read More
Five professors named senior members of NAI.
February 26, 2026

Five Georgia Tech Faculty Named to NAI Senior Members Class of 2026

4 min read
The professors have been recognized for patenting and commercializing technologies with real-world impact.
Read More
Student-Microgrants-6--1-.png graphic
February 24, 2026

Georgia Tech Arts Announces Spring 2026 Microgrant Awardees

5 min read
Georgia Tech Arts Announces Spring 2026 Microgrant Awardees
Read More
Tech in the Cold
February 20, 2026

The Challenges and Opportunities of Cold Weather and Technology

2 min read
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.
Read More
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

2 min read
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.
Read More
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?

5 min read
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.
Read More
Two Georgia Tech researchers looking at a biomedical chip.
January 5, 2026

Georgia Tech Climbs to No. 2 University in Federally Sponsored Research Expenditures

3 min read
This is the Institute’s best ranking in the National Science Foundation’s annual survey.
Read More
Picture of Earth from Space
December 10, 2025

Georgia Tech’s Space Research Institute Announces Inaugural Seed Grant Awardees

4 min read
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.
Read More
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

1 min read
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.
Read More
2025 Gordon Bell Prize Rocket Simulation
December 1, 2025

Record-Breaking Simulation Boosts Rocket Science and Supercomputing to New Limits

7 min read
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
Read More
Jacob Adler (left) and Sharissa Thompson (right) conducting research.
November 26, 2025

Boiling Mud and Frozen Flows: How Mars’ Atmosphere Shapes Its Sedimentary Landscapes

4 min read
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.
Read More
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

1 min read
Georgia Tech has been ranked 7th in the world in the 2026 Times Higher Education Interdisciplinary Science Rankings
Read More
 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

6 min read
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.
Read More
Paul Sell of the School of Physics (Photo: Benjamin Zhao/Georgia Tech)
October 29, 2025

New Leadership at the Georgia Tech Observatory

4 min read
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.
Read More
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

3 min read
Professor Sven Simon is working to uncover critical information to support the rapid analysis of measurements from NASA's Europa Clipper mission.
Read More
Astrobiology Fellows
October 22, 2025

Four Scholars Named 2025–26 Georgia Tech Astrobiology Fellows

5 min read
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.
Read More
HAARP in Alaska
October 14, 2025

Low Frequency Radio Lab Trio Go to Alaska for Atmospheric Research

1 min read
Ph.D. students Gus Richter, Malhar Tamhane, and Felipe Sandoval took part in the Polar Aeronomy and Radio Science program, taking advantage of the unique geography and equipment to work on their Ph.D. research.
Read More
Lunar surface
October 9, 2025

A Buried Solar Reciever to Melt Lunar Ice

1 min read
A NASA-funded team at Georgia Institute of Technology has developed a method to use heliostats to redirect sunlight into the Moon’s shadowed craters, extracting water from icy regolith.
Read More
Executive Director Jud Ready presenting inside a room at the Marcus Nanotechnology Building for SRI's inaugural meeting.
October 1, 2025

Georgia Tech’s Space Research Institute Holds Inaugural Meeting

3 min read
Georgia Tech’s Space Research Institute (SRI) hosted its inaugural meeting on September 5, drawing more than 130 researchers from across campus to outline its vision, foster collaboration, and highlight the breadth of space research underway.
Read More