How can the same side of the moon always face earth? Does it not rotate?

Question

The fact that China just retrieved rocks from the dark side of the moon confuses me. Does the moon rotate in the same manner as Earth does so we never see the “dark” side of the moon?

In: Planetary Science

Answer 1

They call it the dark side of the moon because it’s radio dark not actually dark. It rotates at the same speed as it orbits so the same side always faces the earth.