“They are going to have a lander on the far side of the moon, which is the side that’s always in dark,” Nelson responded. “We’re not planning to go there.” The moon’s hidden side has ...

Now you get to have that as another data point to learn ... “The asymmetry between the Moon’s near side and far side remains ...

A NASA-funded plan to build a large radio telescope on the moon's far side is nearing final approval and could become a ...

For decades, scientists have known that volcanic activity shaped much of the near side of the moon, the hemisphere visible from Earth. However, the far side—long considered more enigmatic ...

the part of the moon seen from Earth, dating back to a similar time frame. Previous studies, including data from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, suggested the far side might also have a ...

A massive impact may have sent a shockwave through the moon, jolting rocks just as a magnetic spike peaked and leaving behind ...

the part of the moon seen from Earth, dating back to a similar time frame. Previous studies, including data from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, suggested the far side might also have a ...

Scientists have published the first detailed analyses of the historic cache of lunar soil and rock that China retrieved from the far side of the moon this year. Chang’e-6, the first mission to ...

Building telescopes on the far side of the Moon would be the greatest astronomical challenge ever considered by humanity. And it would be worth it. We have been scanning and mapping the wider ...

If not, then the textbooks will have to be rewritten again. Jim Head, a planetary scientist at Brown University, says that the far side of the moon has many other mysteries as well. Unlike the ...

Now you get to have that as another data point to learn ... Distribution of distinct volcanic episodes on the moon's far side. The remote sensing image highlights the Chang'e-6 landing site.