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IBM is launching a new open source AI model to get NASA back to the Moon
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Fusion42 · 10 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
IBM and NASA have jointly launched an open source AI model designed to help researchers analyse extensive lunar data, aiming to enhance NASA's efforts to return humans to the Moon. The model and a comprehensive lunar dataset have been made publicly available to enable more accurate analysis of geological features vital for lunar exploration.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI & ML, and 6 sources have reported it between 10 Sep 2026 and 12 Sep 2026.
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You can now build AI tools leveraging a unique open source lunar dataset and foundation model from IBM and NASA that cut the complexity of geological data analysis. This opens direct routes into space tech research partnerships and applications for lunar resource utilisation.
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6 sources · first reported 10 Sep 2026 · latest 12 Sep 2026
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