Get latest articles and stories on Science at LatestLY. As NASA prepares to send astronauts back to the Moon under Artemis, the agency has identified 13 candidate landing regions near the lunar South Pole. Each region contains multiple potential landing sites for Artemis III which will be the first of the Artemis missions to bring the crew to the lunar surface, including the first woman to set foot on the Moon. Science News | NASA Identifies Candidate Regions for Landing Next Americans on Moon.
The agency announced 13 potential landing regions for its Artemis 3 mission to return astronauts to the surface of the moon during a news conference held on Aug. 19, 2022.