NASA to open Artemis mission data: Moon research will be available to scientists worldwide
NASA is expanding open access to scientific data collected through the Artemis lunar program. Researchers around the world will be able to use observations, images, measurements and other mission data for independent scientific studies.
Open sharing of scientific information is one of the principles behind the Artemis Accords. The goal is to make lunar exploration data accessible to the international research community and allow scientists to independently examine and verify mission findings.
NASA has already released data from previous Artemis activities, including information about the radiation environment collected during the uncrewed Artemis I mission around the Moon.
What Artemis data will become available?
Following Artemis II, NASA plans to publish a substantial scientific archive through its Planetary Data System. The collection is expected to include images and videos of Earth and the Moon, metadata, scientific observations and crew audio recordings.
According to NASA, the archive is expected to contain more than 100 science-related audio recordings with transcripts and approximately 11,500 images and videos.
Making these materials openly available could help researchers study the lunar environment, verify mission results and contribute to preparations for future missions to the Moon and deeper into space.