A scholar of Greek mythology explains the naming of NASA’s missions after mythological figures and why the name Artemis is indicative of a more diverse era of space exploration.

One day Artemis was bathing in the sacred pool when a young man named Actaeon happened to walk past. He had heard tales of the goddess, of course, but never had he imagined she was so beautiful ...

It took more than 100 years of searching but archaeologists have finally found a lost temple to the ancient Greek goddess Artemis. The Greek Ministry of Culture reported that a team has found the ...

Artemis, the moon goddess and Apollo's twin sister in Greek mythology, is a befitting name for NASA's latest lunar mission, which plans to put the first woman on the moon by 2024.

According to Greek mythology, Artemis — who was daughter of Zeus (king of the gods), and twin sister of Apollo (god of the sun, light and also archery) — hunted with Orion, son of Poseidon ...

NASA has dubbed this path back to the moon Artemis, after Apollo’s twin sister in Greek mythology. The agency also wants to establish a sustained human presence on and around the moon by 2028.

Meet Artemis, the Greek Goddess of chastity, childbirth and the moon. Shutterstock/Alamy A new body suit to control period pain is in the pipeline – and it’s called Artemis.

Artemis, the moon goddess and Apollo's twin sister in Greek mythology, is a befitting name for NASA's latest lunar mission, which plans to put the first woman on the moon by 2024.