Artemis – Astronomy Now

26 September 2021

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[ 25 September 2021 ] InSight lander detects most powerful marsquake yet News
[ 23 September 2021 ] X (rays) mark the spot where a black hole ate a star News
[ 22 September 2021 ] Study suggests Mars too small for long-term habitability News
[ 21 September 2021 ] VIPER rover targets Nobile Crater at Moon’s south pole News
[ 8 September 2021 ] NASA, ESA target 18 December for long-awaited James Webb launch News

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.