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Artemis

Heavily cratered surface of the Moon with two linear valleys radiating from a large central crater
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Impact Spewed Debris Away from the Moon’s South Pole

by Jonathan O’Callaghan 1 April 20251 April 2025

Two valleys extending away from a giant crater suggest that upcoming Artemis missions are more likely to sample ancient lunar terrain than impactor material.

Six astronauts in blue flight jumpsuits stand in a line with arms around each other inside an industrial building.
Posted inResearch & Developments

NASA Abandons Pledge to Put Women, Astronauts of Color on the Moon

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 24 March 20255 May 2025

NASA has dropped its commitment to land the first woman, the first person of color, and the first non-American astronaut on the Moon through the Artemis program.

The dusty, dark gray surface of the Moon, with bootprints around a light-colored apparatus. The dark reflective face of the apparatus is angled slightly upward.
Posted inNews

The Relatively Messy Problem with Lunar Clocks

by Matthew R. Francis 14 November 202414 November 2024

Using Einstein’s theory of general relativity, physicists found that clocks on the Moon would run 56 microseconds faster than clocks on Earth. That finding will help future lunar missions navigate.

2017 NASA astronaut candidates and their field instructors hike as a team. at Meteor Crater in Arizona.
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The Art of Doing Fieldwork on the Moon

Mark Betancourt, Freelance Journalist by Mark Betancourt 23 May 202412 August 2024

How ­early-career planetary scientists are preparing to support the astronauts who will return to the lunar surface and beyond.

An Apollo 11 astronaut installs a seismometer on the lunar surface. Footprints are visible in the lunar regolith, and the seismometer is a shiny device about the size of a kitchen table.
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Fiber-Optic Networks Could Reveal the Moon’s Inner Structure

by Elise Cutts 3 April 202414 May 2024

Distributed acoustic sensing offers a cost-effective alternative to traditional seismic arrays, and building such a network on the Moon might be possible.

Photo of a spacecraft with the Moon surface in the background.
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Commercial Lander Touches Down on Moon

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 22 February 20244 March 2024

The first Intuitive Machines lunar mission carries/carried six scientific payloads from NASA to contribute to the Artemis Program.

A side view image of topography near the Moon’s south pole
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Mapping the Moon to Shield Astronauts from Radiation

by Sierra Bouchér 4 January 20244 January 2024

Scientists are charting landing spots that offer future lunar astronauts protection from the Sun and deep space.

A view of the lower body of an astronaut carrying tongs and walking on the surface of the Moon
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Here’s How Artemis Astronauts Will Navigate on the Moon

by Saima May Sidik 30 November 202321 March 2024

The next wave of lunar explorers is headed to terrain that promises to be both stunning and challenging. Here’s how they’ll cope with some of the difficulties they’ll encounter.

Close-up of the Artemis Gateway in front of the Moon.
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NASA Prepares Its Artemis Gateway to Orbit the Moon

by Jude Coleman 9 December 202118 December 2023

Throughout its anticipated 15-year tour of duty, the Gateway will serve as a station for astronauts and lunar landers—and enable new scientific discovery.

Computer artwork of two transportation vehicles on the Moon, with the Earth visible in the sky above
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Hear Ye! Hear Ye! A Declaration of the Rights of the Moon

by Kate Evans 20 July 202118 December 2023

What are the ethics of mining the Moon? Could humans cause environmental damage to Earth’s only satellite? And could a new Declaration of the Rights of the Moon be one way of mitigating those impacts?

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