The moon itself blocks communication between mission controllers on Earth and the far side. But in 2018, China put a communication relay satellite in space about 40,000 miles beyond the moon that ...

This allowed the researchers to create a highly accurate, high-resolution map of the gravitational field of the Moon. It is in that map that the dichotomy between nearside and far side was found ...

Almost completely concealed, the side of the moon that faces away from Earth is a constant source of curiosity. And while it inspires its fair share of conspiracies, it’s also credibly cited as a spot ...

Two Grand Canyon-size features on the far side of the moon were likely formed in about 10 minutes after an unknown object slammed into the moon 3.8 billion years ago.

The far side of the Moon, as imaged by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera Wide Angle Camera. Image: NASA/Goddard/Arizona State University In a bid to understand even more about our mysterious ...

It wasn’t until 1959 when the Soviet Luna 3 probe gave us our first glimpse of the Moon’s far side, and it wasn’t until 2019 when the Chang’e 4 mission made the first soft landing.

But the moon’s far side, shielded from Earth’s interference, offers a pristine window to these faint cosmic whispers. In 2023, China also unveiled plans to launch a moon orbiting telescope to ...

Chang’e-6 is China’s fourth successful lunar landing from four attempts, and the second on the far side of the moon. It is also the third lunar landing in 2024.

China achieved a historic feat by bringing back the first-ever sample from the lunar far side in June 2024. It’s moon lander, Chang'e 6, used a robotic scoop and drill to collect approximately 5 ...

Two Grand Canyon-size features on the far side of the moon were likely formed in about 10 minutes after an unknown object slammed into the moon 3.8 billion years ago.