{"id":352712,"date":"2026-01-21T07:21:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T21:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=daeb00300f7abecb46fffd09c51c5e6b"},"modified":"2026-01-21T07:21:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T21:21:59","slug":"new-nasa-artemis-payloads-to-study-moons-terrain-radiation-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=352712","title":{"rendered":"New NASA Artemis Payloads To Study Moon\u2019s Terrain, Radiation, History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/nasa_meatball_large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/nasa_meatball_large.jpg?w=1920\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA insignia.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/nasa_meatball_large.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/nasa_meatball_large.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/nasa_meatball_large.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/nasa_meatball_large.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/nasa_meatball_large.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/nasa_meatball_large.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/nasa_meatball_large.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/nasa_meatball_large.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/nasa_meatball_large.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NASA announced Tuesday the selection of three new science investigations that will strengthen humanity\u2019s understanding and exploration of the Moon. As part of the agency\u2019s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, American companies will deliver these research payloads to the lunar surface no earlier than 2028.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith CLPS, NASA has been taking a new approach to lunar science, relying on U.S. industry innovation to travel to the surface of the Moon and enable scientific discovery,\u201d said Joel Kearns, deputy associate administrator for exploration, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters in Washington. \u201cThese selections continue this pipeline of lunar exploration, through research that will not only expand our knowledge about the Moon\u2019s history and environment, but also inform future human safety and navigation on the Moon and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The selected scientific payloads are:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Emission Imager for Lunar Infrared Analysis in 3D (EMILIA-3D). <\/strong>The EMILIA-3D payload will create three-dimensional thermal models of the lunar terrain, using a thermal imager to measure the temperature of the landscape coupled with a stereo pair of visible-light cameras. These models will help the U.S. better image and navigate the Moon\u2019s surface through improved understanding of the properties of the dusty lunar soil, called regolith, and what temperature measurements convey about the lunar surface. The principal investigator is Andrew Ryan at the University of Arizona.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Lunar Instrumentation for Subsurface Thermal Exploration with Rapidity (LISTER). <\/strong>The LISTER instrument will measure the heat flow of the Moon\u2019s interior by drilling beneath the lunar surface, pausing at intervals to measure temperature changes and the ability of the subsurface material to conduct heat. A previous version of LISTER flew on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/artemis\/clps\/ten-nasa-science-tech-instruments-flying-to-moon-on-firefly-lander\/\">Blue Ghost Mission 1<\/a> CLPS delivery to the Moon\u2019s near side, where it took eight temperature and thermal conductivity measurements and drilled down to about three feet beneath the lunar surface. This new LISTER investigation will study the heat flow generated by the Moon itself, giving us a better understanding of its thermal history. The principal investigator is Seiichi Nagihara at Texas Tech University.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Site-agnostic Energetic Lunar Ion and Neutron Environment (SELINE).<\/strong> The SELINE payload will provide new insight into the Moon\u2019s radiation environment by studying, for the first time at the lunar surface, the radiation from both primary galactic cosmic rays and their secondary particles and how this radiation interacts with the lunar regolith. Data from SELINE will improve our understanding of the planetary processes at work on the Moon, as well as inform space weather preparation and safety for long-term human exploration of the lunar surface. The principal investigator is Drew Turner at Johns Hopkins University.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These science experiments, selected through NASA\u2019s Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of the Moon call for proposals, do not require a specific landing site on the lunar surface to gather their data, and NASA will assign them to specific CLPS delivery task orders at a later time.<\/p>\n<p>NASA uses CLPS to send scientific instruments and technology demonstrations to advance capabilities for science, exploration, or commercial development of the Moon and beyond. By supporting a steady cadence of lunar deliveries, the agency will continue to enable a growing lunar economy while leveraging the entrepreneurial innovation of the commercial space industry.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about CLPS and Artemis, visit:<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/clps\"><strong>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/clps<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">-end-<\/p>\n<p>Alise Fisher<br \/>Headquarters, Washington<br \/>202-358-2546<br \/><a href=\"mailto:alise.m.fisher@nasa.gov\">alise.m.fisher@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 article_a hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-credits-and-details\">\n<section class=\"padding-x-0 padding-top-5 padding-bottom-2 desktop:padding-top-7 desktop:padding-bottom-9\">\n<div class=\"grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-2 padding-right-4 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