Will Artemis astronauts look for life on the moon?

Artist's illustration showing four Artemis astronauts exploring a site near the moon's south pole, with two rovers and a lander nearby..

If NASA planning remains on the rails politically, technically and financially, the United States will plant new footprints on the moon toward the end of 2025.

That touchdown, on a mission called Artemis 3, will be the first human lunar landing since Apollo 17 moonwalkers stirred up the gray dust in December 1972.