NASA has made roughly 800 gigabytes of scientific data from the Artemis II mission publicly available. The archive includes 11,000 full-resolution images and videos, 8.5 hours of spoken observations, astronaut notes, transcripts, and photographs from cameras aboard the Orion capsule. The agency describes it as the first set of planetary science data obtained outside Earth and directly by humans in more than half a century.
The release also includes three reports summarizing what was learned during the first crewed spacecraft mission to approach the moon in five decades. Initial analyses have already detected five small meteoroid impacts on the lunar surface during a 54-minute eclipse observed by the crew. The data also document differences in color, brightness, and texture among lunar regions, and detailed photos near the terminator that could help with navigation and lighting challenges near the south pole.
The data is primarily intended for the scientific community, but space enthusiasts can access mission transcripts and annotated lunar photographs. NASA has centralized access through its Planetary Data System, with a separate Artemis II science page for less technical exploration. Researchers in fields such as planetary geology, heliophysics, and telecommunications may find the information particularly useful.