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 ...

The far side of the moon may be much colder than the side we can see, suggests new research. The interior of the mysterious far side of the satellite could be chillier than the side constantly facing ...

The far side of the Moon has turned out to be far stranger than many planetary scientists expected, and the latest surprise is hiding in the dust under a Chinese rover’s wheels. Instead of behaving ...

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 ...

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 ...

Stephen M. Elardo is in the Florida Planets Lab, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA. Read the paper: Ultra-depleted mantle source of basalts from ...

The interior of the mysterious far side of the moon may be colder than the side constantly facing Earth, suggests a new analysis of rock samples co-led by a UCL (University College London) and Peking ...

The moon's insides are crooked thanks to the near side being some 306 degrees Fahrenheit hotter at depth than its counterpart on the lunar far side. This is the conclusion of an international team of ...