NASA and IBM Launch Open AI Model for Lunar Research

NASA and IBM’s open-source Lunar Foundation Model analyzes observations from multiple missions to help researchers map craters, volcanic formations and areas with potential lunar ice. Image: NASA

NASA and IBM released an open-source AI model and dataset to help researchers map lunar craters, volcanic features and potential ice locations.

Sep 11, 2026

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Decades of lunar observations have given scientists an enormous amount of data about the Moon. Turning those maps and images into usable discoveries remains the harder part.

IBM and NASA have released an open-source artificial intelligence model designed to help researchers map craters and volcanic formations and predict areas with high potential for lunar ice. The NASA-IBM Lunar Foundation Model processes observations collected by multiple instruments...

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