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Indoor Air Quality Study Shows Aircraft in Flight May Have Lowest Particulate Levels

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Study Reveals Particle Count in Aircraft Cabins
Mercury ID
644899
Mar 02, 2021

A new study compares the level of particles in various indoor spaces, including aircraft cabins.

Growing Bacteria in Space with Astronauts

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jordan.jpgGeorgia Tech Ph.D. student Jordan McKaig demonstrates how NASA astronauts onboard the International Space Station will use the MinION sequencing device to identify bacteria genomes. Credit: Georgia Tech
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<p>Georgia Tech Ph.D. student Jordan McKaig demonstrates how NASA astronauts onboard the International Space Station will use the MinION sequencing device to identify bacteria genomes. Credit: Georgia Tech</p>

Mercury ID
673485
Mar 19, 2024

Georgia Tech researchers are teaming up with NASA to study bacteria on the International Space Station to help define how scientists and healthcare professionals combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria for long-duration space missions.

Award-Winning Algorithm Used on Mars Rover Helps Scientists on Earth See Data in a New Way

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Mercury ID
675051
Sep 19, 2024

Ph.D student Austin P. Wright wins a best paper runner-up award at an international conference for an algorithm used on the Mars Perseverance Rover than can be used in applications in earth science and other fields.

Georgia Tech Researcher Leads $6 Million NASA Astrobiology Study

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FrankRosenzweig
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<p>Frank Rosenzweig, professor in the School of Biological Sciences</p>

Mercury ID
675131
Aug 14, 2023

NASA awarded $6 million to a research team led by Georgia Tech’s Frank Rosenzweig to study how compartmentalization drives evolution.

Mars Rising as the New Frontier of Science and Strategy

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Mercury ID
677344
Jun 25, 2025

As the White House accelerates plans for a 2026 crewed mission to Mars, Georgia Tech experts highlight the engineering, scientific, and diplomatic challenges that will shape the success—and sustainability—of humanity’s next giant leap.

Georgia Tech Study Hopes to Prevent Cislunar Collisions as Moon Missions Increase

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NASA's Lunar Trailblazer in Orbit Around the Moon (Artist's Concept)
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<p>NASA's Lunar Trailblazer in Orbit Around the Moon (Artist's Concept). Image furnished by NASA. </p>

Mercury ID
677453
Jul 18, 2025

A Georgia Tech study warns that rising lunar traffic could lead to costly collision avoidance maneuvers, urging better coordination to manage growing risks in cislunar space.

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