The same side of the Moon always faces us. This means that we never get a chance to see the other side of it unless a spacecraft flies there. If we could see it in the night sky, though, it would ...

The moon's diameter of about 2,160 miles (3,475 km) is a bit more than a quarter of Earth's diameter. The lunar mantle is the layer located beneath the crust and above the core, spanning a depth ...

The same side of the Moon always faces us. This means that we never get a chance to see the other side of it unless a spacecraft flies there. If we could see it in the night sky, though, it would ...

The earth’s moon is tidally locked: one side always faces the earth and the other side always faces away. So when scientists got their first look of the moon’s far side, they were surprised to ...

A series of recent findings from the Chang’e-6 mission have significantly advanced our understanding of the Moon’s far side, ...

China's Chang’e-6 mission has delivered the first-ever samples from the Moon’s far side, shedding light on one of planetary ...

Why the two sides of the moon are so different has long puzzled space scientists. However, a study published last week in the journal Science Advances has come up with a new explanation for this ...

For decades, scientists have wondered why the moon’s two sides are so different. The side we see from Earth, known as the ...

The moon's near side and far side are seen in a combination of undated images from observations made by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. NASA/JPL-Caltech/Handout via REUTERS. Facebook ...

By Will Dunham. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An exhaustive examination of lunar gravity using data obtained by two NASA robotic spacecraft is offering new clues about why the two sides of the moon - the ...

Why The Moon's Two Sides Look So Different: Study Explains The data from the US space agency's GRAIL mission indicates that the moon's deep interior has an asymmetrical structure.