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 ...

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 ...

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

An extraordinary and exceptionally ambitious lunar mission has commenced. The Chinese lander Chang'e 6, launched by the Long March 5 rocket, aims to touch down on the far side of the Moon.