The moon changes each night, well, from our perspective it does anyway. This is because of the lunar cycle, a recurring ...

Chinese probe lands on ‘dark’ side of the moon to collect rare samples. The mission could be the first to retrieve samples from the far side of the moon, as a space rivalry between the United ...

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 ...

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.

The moons that orbit Uranus are already known to have unusual characteristics: some are heavily cratered, others have ...

Prior to space exploration, many speculated the far side was a frozen and ominous region, a myth perpetuated by Pink Floyd's trippy "Dark Side of the Moon" album in 1973.

For Waters, the dark side of the moon was an inaccessible psychic space to which Barrett had retreated, perhaps forever, ingesting immeasurable amounts of psychedelics to cope with the unbearable ...

Scientists are now able to get a closer look at the mysterious and unexplored lunar south pole region thanks to NASA's cutting-edge ShadowCam. See NatGeo's exclusive photo here.

From the rehearsal space to the stage, learn how the band's groundbreaking music took shape. ... Discover the story behind Pink Floyd's iconic album The Dark Side of the Moon. In this video, ...

China's latest lunar mission has begun the process of carrying back samples from the "dark side" of Earth's natural satellite, a world first. After collecting its samples, the Chang'e-6 craft ...

So, when people talk about the dark side of the Moon, they’re actually talking about the side that’s always facing away from Earth. Even though we can’t see it, the rotation of the Moon means that its ...

The lander-ascender combination of Chang'e-6 probe taken by a mini rover after it landed on the moon surface, June 4, 2024. New research confirms that volcanoes were erupting on the mysterious far ...