The far side of the Moon has long been a blank space in humanity’s geological record, but China has just filled in a crucial ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The dark side of the moon is real — but it’s probably not ...

But now, they're planning to build telescopes on the far side of the Moon. These instruments will probe one of the last unexplored windows on the Universe. Here, astronomers hope to get a glimpse of ...

The Chang’e 6 spacecraft is heading to the moon to bring back samples from its far side. The Chinese mission, which is due to blast off between 8.30am and 11.00am GMT from the Wenchang Space Launch ...

China's Chang'e-6 lunar module has returned to Earth after two months in space on the "dark" side of the moon. The spacecraft, which launched on May 3, 2024, has achieved a significant milestone by ...

As of Wednesday, Dec. 24, the moon phase is Waxing Crescent. According to NASA's Daily Moon Observation, 18% of the moon will ...

Chinese researchers have had their first look at rock samples brought back from the far side of the Moon by its Chang’e-6 mission. The mission was China’s second excursion to the Moon’s far side, ...

The far side of the moon—seen here, captured by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter—could be much drier than expected. NASA / GSFC / Arizona State University Soil samples from the far side of the moon ...

The near side of the moon has been studied more extensively than the far side. Dinkun Chen, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Scientists analyzed the first and thus far only rock samples from the far ...