Artemis – Astronomy Now

20 January 2022

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VIPER rover targets Nobile Crater at Moon’s south pole

21 September 2021 Astronomy Now

NASA targets Nobile Crater near the Moon’s south pole for the ice-hunting VIPER rover.

Adding impetus to Artemis, water found on sunlit surface of the Moon

26 October 2020 Astronomy Now

In a surprise, infrared observations of the Moon have found unambiguous signatures of water molecules across sunlit regions of the lunar surface.

NASA funds commercial moon landers for science, exploration

2 June 2019 Astronomy Now

NASA funds three fast-track lunar landers to help kick start private-sector lunar exploration and pave the way for astronaut landings starting in 2024.