[HIGHLIGHTS] A device developed by a research team such as the University of Tokyo has been selected as a lunar surface exploration and observation instrument.

A device developed by a research team such as the University of Tokyo has been selected as a lunar surface exploration and observation instrument. Under the Artemis Program, an international lunar exploration program led by the United States and with Japan participating, the U.S.

aims to conduct manned exploration of the lunar surface for the first time in about half a century since the Apollo program, with the goal of 2026. Professor Hideaki Miyamoto: "Just thinking about astronauts taking the equipment we created to the moon makes me so excited that I can't sleep at night.''