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Moon’s far-side soil reveals unexpected stickiness

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 ...
EurekAlert!

Far side of the moon may be colder than the near side

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 ...
CNN

Findings from the first lunar far side samples raise new questions about the moon’s history

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The moon has some ...
Ars Technica

Looking at the Universe’s dark ages from the far side of the Moon

There is a signal, born in the earliest days of the cosmos. It’s weak. It’s faint. It can barely register on even the most sensitive of instruments. But it contains a wealth of information about the ...
The New York Times

Chinese Lunar Rocks Suggest a Thirsty Far Side of the Moon

Using samples gathered from the Chang’e-6 mission, scientists found that the interior of the moon on the half we never see from Earth might be drier than the near side. By Katrina Miller Katrina ...