The hidden hemisphere of the Moon has long been painted as a quiet, cratered backwater, but a new batch of samples has upended that picture. Material returned from the far side now points to a ...

Chinese scientists have discovered tiny carbon nanotubes with walls just one atom thick in Moon rock samples, marking the first time the material has been found in nature. Advanced carbon structures ...

Unusual isotopic ratio in samples brought back by Chang'e-6 reveals clues about the early history of Earth's satellite ...

'Hidden structures' discovered deep beneath the dark side of the moon ...

New lunar samples from the far side reveal it formed from cooler magma than the near side, confirming the Moon’s interior is not uniform. Researchers suggest fewer heat-producing elements on the far ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) in China as its Chang'e-6 spacecraft landed last year in June on the far side of the moon ...

For the first time, scientists have confirmed that the impact cratering rates on the near and far sides of the moon are essentially consistent, laying a solid basis for the establishment of a globally ...

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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 ...