The dark side of the moon

Ashton Edwards
By Ashton Edwards
Astronomy
The dark side of the moon

The sharpest image of the far side of the Moon: The figure was assembled from numerous images taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. The NASA probe has been orbiting the moon since June 2009 and has repeatedly photographed its entire surface – with a resolution of up to 50 centimeters.
© NASA, GSFC, Arizona State University

Billions of years ago, a primeval planet crashed onto the far side of our satellite. It broke through the crust and created the massive South Pole-Aitken Basin.

by THORSTEN DAMBECK

When the LP “The Dark Side of the Moon” stormed the charts in 1973, it wasn’t about the moon. Pink Floyd’s musicians focused on darker aspects of human existence – madness, death and greed. The album sold around 50 million copies worldwide, making it one of the three best-selling LPs ever, along with records by Michael Jackson and AC/DC. At that time, many contemporaries had an astronomical suspicion:…

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