The dark side of the moon may be the most misnamed place in all of the solar system, in fact, by some accounts, the nearside ...

Look at this diagram of the moon on opposite sides of the Earth: On the far side of Earth, the gravitational force from both Earth and the sun are in the same direction. This net force will make ...

The video shows the moon appearing next to the sun, passing in front of it and reappearing on the other side. "Have you ever stopped to think that when you see a solar eclipse, you never see the ...

it is also protected from the Sun. These characteristics make it probably the most “radio-quiet” location in the whole solar system, as no other planet or moon has a side that permanently ...

The finding could explain the long-running mystery of why the surfaces of the lunar near and far sides are so different.

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Up here on the International Space Station I don’t get affected by the seasons but on Earth the seasons are always ...