New lunar sample research could help protect astronauts and uncover the origins of water on the moon
Dust and rocks residing on the surface of the moon take a beating in space. Without a protective magnetosphere and atmosphere like Earth’s, the lunar surface faces continual particle bombardment from solar wind, cosmic rays, and micrometeoroids. This constant assault...
New Algorithms Developed at Georgia Tech are Lunar Bound
AE researchers have developed new algorithms to help Intuitive Machine’s lunar lander find water ice on the Moon. In the past five years, five lunar landers have launched into space, marking a series of first successful landings in decades. The future will see more...
AE Professor Masatoshi Hirabayashi Studies Compelling Way to Deflect Asteroids From Earth
Small rocks and debris fly near Earth, many just passing by. Some, however, come too close to Earth, with a potential threat of collision. Defending Earth from these unwanted objects is a growing concern globally. Planetary defense explores threat characterization,...
AE, BME Students Named 2025 Brooke Owens Fellows
Three Georgia Tech students will receive paid internships, executive mentorship, and industry connections to leading aerospace organizations. Three Georgia Tech engineering students have been named to the 2025 class of Brooke Owens Fellows, a nationally...
Turning to CubeSats in the Search for Life Thousands of Light-Years from Earth
Georgia Tech plays a starring role in NASA’s STARI mission to determine if telescope technology that studies exoplanets can be implemented in briefcase-sized spacecraft. A new NASA-funded project will have Georgia Tech aerospace engineers developing new...
Georgia Tech Space Research Institute Begins Search for Executive Director
The Space Research Institute (SRI) at Georgia Tech has initiated an internal search for its inaugural executive director. This new Interdisciplinary Research Institute (IRI) will build upon the foundation laid by the Space Research Initiative. The SRI is dedicated to...
Why Does a Rocket Have to go 25,000 mph to Escape Earth?
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with its Crew Dragon capsule launches from Cape Canaveral, Fla., in January 2024. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images Why does a rocket have to go 25,000 mph (about 40,000 kilometers per hour) to escape Earth? – Bo H., age 10, Durham, New...
Georgia Tech CubeSat Propellant Innovation Set to Transform Space Missions
Professor Álvaro Romero-Calvo and a team of Georgia Tech engineers have been selected by NASA for a TechFlights award — an effort managed by NASA’s Flight Opportunities program, which demonstrates technologies through suborbital and...
Solar Geoengineering Could Save 400,000 Lives a Year, Georgia Tech Study Says
When it comes to finding solutions to climate change, there’s no shortage of technologies vying for attention, from renewable energy to electric vehicles to nuclear energy. One such contender, solar geoengineering, is favored by proponents who say it could quickly...
Georgia Tech Student Named Marshall Scholarship Recipient
James Shin, an electrical engineering major from Hoschton, Georgia, has received a 2025 Marshall Scholarship. He will study physics at the University of Cambridge and public policy at the University of Oxford to advance engineering in space. Shin has coupled his...