This was the first spacecraft to land on the moon's far side, often called its "dark side ... provide a panoramic view into the geological layers that compose the top 130 feet (40m) of the ...

New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons on the far side.

As NASA astronauts aim for landings in 2027, geologists find surprises in recently retrieved samples from the far ...

A new study explains how two deep canyons formed very quickly on the moon during an asteroid impact. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny ...

But until now, China has never explored the moon's mysterious dark side. No one has. That's actually why it's called the "dark side". It's not hidden from the sun. It's hidden from our view.

The extraordinary formations, each comparable in size to Earth’s Grand Canyon, are hidden on the far side of the moon — the side that always faces away from Earth — near the lunar south pole ...

Researchers suspected that large, arching ridges on the moon's near side were formed by contractions that occurred billions of years ago—concluding that the moon's maria has remained dormant ...

A new moon occurs when the moon is directly between Earth and the sun, with its shadowed side pointing towards us. You can see a new moon when it crosses the face of the sun during a solar ...

Using energy greater than the global nuclear weapons inventory, an impact event carved two grand canyons into the moon’s surface, and the asymmetrical distribution could clear the way for future lunar ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere).

Additionally, the snow moon won't be the only thing keeping skygazer's eyes to the sky. The "planet parade" continues into February, giving skygazers a chance to view six "aligning" planets ...