While human missions to the moon will be facing Earth, on the other side of the moon, completely hidden from view, there will be a plethora of robots silently peering out to the edge of the universe and back to find out how it all began.

This month, NASA aims to launch four astronauts around the far side of the moon. The Artemis II mission will be NASA's first human mission to the moon in over 50 years. Bill Whitaker reports, Sunday.

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 what you think. There’s always an unseen side to the ...

As they fly around the moon, the four astronauts of NASA's Artemis II will see views never seen by the human eye. Here's how.

The findings are a big clue as to why the far and near hemispheres of the moon look so different.

New research suggests that the far side of the Moon—often mistaken as its “dark” side—is much drier than scientists anticipated. This surprising discovery, made using samples returned by China’s Chang’e 6 lunar mission, could reshape our ...

A small uncrewed spacecraft is buzzing the moon, with under two weeks remaining before its bold attempt to land on the lunar surface. But the real treat was the footage beamed back to mission control of the moon's mysterious far side, only seen firsthand ...

Chang'e 6's samples from the lunar far side contain a record of ancient volcanism, magnetism and a mantle depleted in important elements and water. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

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 page. By bringing back pristine material from a hidden lunar basin, its Chang’e‑6 mission has uncovered meteorite dust that ...