This was the first spacecraft to land on the moon's far side, often called its "dark side." In the years since its historic ...

A number of people who've seen NASA's annual lunar phase and libration videos have asked what the other side of the Moon looks like, the side that can't be seen from the Earth. This video answers ...

Is there a 'dark side of the Moon'? The lunar far side is often referred to as the "dark side", though "dark" in this case means "unseen" rather than "lacking light". In fact, both the near and ...