Tufts University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation US. Female astronauts are currently less likely to be selected for missions than men because their bodies tend to hit NASA’s ...

The picture that appears on my computer screen changes frequently. When I signed on this week there was a picture of a stone structure related to Artemis, the goddess of the hunt. I find it especially ...

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. NASA Administrator ...

Excavations on a Greek island have revealed an ancient temple where animal sacrifices once took place. The temple lies within an ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Artemis located in the ...

* Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Subhead: The Greek goddess of the hunt and moon and the mortal Atalanta, with their strong wills ...

The Krewe of Artemis is the first all-women parade, honoring the Greek goddess Artemis, who is known as the “Mistress of ...

(The Conversation) — 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.

Artemis I will send a rocket without a crew on a monthlong journey around the Moon. The program aims to increase women’s participation in space exploration – 30% of its engineers are women. In ...