Release of open AI model trained on 17 years of lunar data maps ice, craters and volcanoes

September 10, 2026 · 12:00 pm 3 sources

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• NASA, IBM Launch AI Foundation Model for Lunar Science
  NASA · September 10, 2026 12:00
  NASA is bringing artificial intelligence to the study of the Moon, helping researchers transform how they analyze the Moon’s surface. In an ongoing collaboration with IBM Research and several academic institutions, NASA has launched the NASA-IBM Lunar Foundation Model, among the first open-source…

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• NASA and IBM made an AI model for exploring the Moon
  Engadget · September 10, 2026 12:00
  NASA and IBM's latest collaboration is an AI model of the moon made for the Artemis era.

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• Release of open AI model trained on 17 years of lunar data maps ice, craters and volcanoes
  Phys.org · September 11, 2026 14:40
  NASA is bringing artificial intelligence to the study of the moon, helping researchers transform how they analyze its surface. In an ongoing collaboration with IBM Research and several academic institutions, NASA has launched the NASA-IBM Lunar Foundation Model, one of the first open-source AI…