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September 1, 2026

New Center Seeks to Unlock the Science of Turbulence for Energy, Flight, and Discovery

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To advance understanding of turbulence, the National Science Foundation is establishing a new, $30 million Science and Technology Center (STC) at Michigan State University. Georgia Tech is among eight universities supporting the center.
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Five people wearing matching blue flight suits stand with arms crossed in a grassy field beside a large rocket display. Sunlight breaks through clouds overhead in the background.
August 27, 2026

Georgia Tech Students Run First U.S.-Based, Student-Led Analog Space Mission

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Earlier this month, six students went to Mars. For 10 days, they conducted experiments, managed limited resources, and lived in isolation while learning what it's like to be an astronaut. Except they were not actually on Mars. They were at Titan Ranch in Arkansas, participating in the inaugural mission of Georgia Tech's Southeast Analog (SEA), the first completely student-led analog astronaut program in the United States.
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Five people wearing matching blue flight suits stand with arms crossed in a grassy field beside a large rocket display. Sunlight breaks through clouds overhead in the background.
August 27, 2026

Georgia Tech Students Run First U.S.-Based, Student-Led Analog Space Mission

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Six students have simulated a Mars mission, while dozens more operated a mission control center in Atlanta.
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August 24, 2026

Georgia Tech Launches Statewide Hub to Build Aerospace Technical Talent

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Georgia Tech is leading a new NASA-supported workforce development initiative designed to expand aerospace education and strengthen Georgia's pipeline of skilled technical talent needed for future space missions.
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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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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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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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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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