Despite their dark color, the facial features and hair of the goddess embody the classical Greek ideal of beauty. There are no traces of black physiognomic traits, as might be expected.

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, 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.

Meet Artemis, the Greek Goddess of chastity, childbirth and the moon. Shutterstock/Alamy A new body suit to control period pain is in the pipeline – and it’s called Artemis.

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.

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.