this means that the same side of the Moon always faces the Earth. This is known as synchronous rotation. Synchronous rotation is why some people call the side that never faces the planet the ‘dark ...

It's not hidden from the sun. It's hidden from our view. That's because the Earth and moon are in what's called synchronous rotation. Which means every time the moon rotates once on its axis ...

As this energy dissipated, the Moon's rotation slowed until one rotation on its axis took the same length of time as one ...

We always see the same side of the moon, but part of it is in shadow, due to the moon's rotation. Only when the moon, Earth and the sun are perfectly aligned is the moon 100% full. And sometimes ...

When teachers explain ocean tides, they frequently describe how the moon's gravity pulls on Earth ... and the Coriolis effect (caused by Earth's rotation) also affect where and to what extent ...