A recent study published in Science Advances reveals that the moon’s interior is asymmetrical, with the side facing Earth significantly warmer than the far side. This finding comes from detailed ...

The moon’s far side is pockmarked by craters and has fewer of the near side’s flat, dark plains carved by lava flows. Why the two halves are so different remains a mystery, said study co ...

China's Chang’e-6 mission has delivered the first-ever samples from the Moon’s far side, shedding light on one of planetary ...

In 2020, the Chang’e-5 spacecraft returned moon rocks from the near side, the first since those collected by NASA’s Apollo astronauts and Soviet Union spacecraft in the 1970s.

We all have a pretty good idea what the near side of the Moon looks like - after all, you only have to look up. But what about the other side of the Moon, which never faces Earth?

While the near side is splotched with smooth dark plains caused by ancient lava flows, the far side is pockmarked with craters. Later missions revealed that the geochemical makeup of the two sides ...

New study aims to understand the moon's asymmetry. The moon's mysterious far side is so much different than its near side, which we see in the night sky, and now scientists think they know why ...

The Chang'e-4 spacecraft became the first to visit the moon's far side in 2019. The moon's far side is pockmarked by craters and has fewer of the near side's flat, dark plains carved by lava flows.

The far side of the moon looks very different from the near side, and with the Chang'e 6 mission, scientists are hoping to learn why. Accessibility links. Skip to main content; ...

Often referred to as the dark side of the moon, it's about time we went back — according to NASA's lunar astronauts and planetary scientists.

The side of the moon we never see from Earth contains secrets about our solar system’s early days, and it could help astronomers see the universe more clearly. By Shannon Hall In a spaceflight ...

In 2020, the Chang’e-5 spacecraft returned moon rocks from the near side, the first since those collected by NASA’s Apollo astronauts and Soviet Union spacecraft in the 1970s.