Washington, United States, April 5, 2026 (AFP) - Artemis astronauts to study the Moon's surface using mainly their eyes

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2026-04-05

More than 50 years after humans first flew around the Moon, Artemis astronauts will repeat the feat on Monday and use the most basic instrument to study it: their eyes. Despite the technological advancements since the Apollo missions, NASA still relies on the eyesight of its astronauts to learn more about the Moon. "The human eye is basically the best camera that could ever or will ever exist," Kelsey Young, the lead scientist for the Artemis 2......

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