At this time, the sun shines at such an angle to make it appear as if there is a gigantic 'V' and 'X' marking the barren ...

New findings from China's Chang'e 6 lunar farside samples offer insights into the moon's volcanic past and mantle evolution.

The Moon is certainly not a colorful world. Forget the crimson hue of Mars or the blue of Neptune. Our natural satellite is instead in grayscale, a magnificent desolation that only changes color in ...

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.

There’s no real “dark side” of the moon, but the far side, which faces away from Earth, is different from the near side we see every day. Samples could reveal why.

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, ...

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 ...

New spaceship images show that the moon is way more than just shades of gray — instead, the orbital rock was observed to show tints of both blue and red as well. Primary Menu Sections.

“There is no dark side of the moon, really. Matter of fact, it’s all dark.” —Pink Floyd. With my apologies to Roger Waters, who wrote those lyrics, there is a dark side of the moon.

The two canyons, called Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck, are located on the far side of the moon, so they can only be seen from orbit—not from Earth. Each canyon is over 165 miles long and ...

China’s latest robotic probe, called Chang’e 6, landed on the far side of the moon. That’s a much more challenging task because the far side faces away from our planet and there’s no ...