An artist's concept showing a black hole. (Credit: NASA/JPL)
July 29, 2026

A New Era of Black Hole Detection

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From new calibration tools to a record-breaking catalog of detections, the LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA (LVK) detector network is leading the way in gravitational wave science.
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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.
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the meteroid
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.
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Man pitches to group at table
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.
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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
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Moon
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.
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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.
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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.

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Researchers in clean room
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.
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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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Space Power: Middle East Ambitions
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Yahoo
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Scientists develop incredible seashell-inspired material that could be used on space missions: 'Tackles a fundamental mechanics problem'
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Georgia company offers to launch your loved one's ashes into space
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"Wait… Atlanta Is a Space Hub Now?" - Dr Jud Ready, Georgia Tech Space Research Institute
The Conversation
Most Americans support NASA – but don’t think it should prioritize sending people to space
The Conversation
Nuclear rockets could travel to Mars in half the time − but designing the reactors that would power them isn’t easy
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Both Harris and Trump have records on space policy − an international affairs expert examines where they differ when it comes to the final frontier
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