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The Question
The science behind the story
NASA evidence · mission records
Abandoned but Not Forgotten
Follow Arthur through the stories of NASA’s discarded equipment on the Moon, Mars, and in deep space—along with the engineering behind it and the science that can continue after a mission ends.
Drag to explore. Select a glowing point for a discovery; choose “Explore how it works” to go deeper.
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The science behind the story
NASA evidence · mission records
Your mission
Research and transparency
This educational experience uses NASA mission records and imagery. Its expanding spiral connects Apollo 11 and the Moon with Mars rovers, NEAR Shoemaker at asteroid Eros, and Kepler’s exoplanet discoveries. Real mission photographs are credited to their sources; the 360° scenes are AI-generated visual reconstructions, not NASA photography.
AI use: OpenAI image generation created Arthur and the 360° illustrative scenes. OpenAI ChatGPT assisted with story structure, copy editing, and website code. Mission information was organized with AI assistance and is linked to original NASA sources; the underlying mission records and authentic mission photographs are not AI-generated.
A journey through returning questions
Mission dates keep us oriented. The spiral follows something less linear: we return to questions with new instruments, new evidence, and a new point of view.
We don’t go back. We look again with new eyes.
