Far side of the Moon to no sunlight, in reality, both the near and far sides receive (on average) almost equal amounts of light directly from the Sun. However, the near side also receives sunlight reflected from the Earth, known as earthshine. Earthshine does not reach the area of the far side that cannot be seen from Earth. Only during a full Moon (as viewed from Earth) is the whole far side of the Moon dark. The word "dark" has expanded to refer also to the fact that communication with spacecraft can be blocked while the spacecraft is on the far side of the Moon,
From the Earth to the Moon problem of surviving the incredible acceleration that the explosion would cause. Ardan suggests that Barbicane and Nicholl travel with him in the projectile, and the offer is accepted. In the end, the projectile is successfully launched, but the destinies of the three astronauts are left inconclusive. The sequel, "Around the Moon", deals with what happens to the three men in their travel from the earth to the moon. The novel was adapted as the opera "Le voyage dans la lune" in 1875, with music by Jacques Offenbach. In 1880 the Pall Mall Gazette described Verne’s "Columbiad" as a ‘space-ship’ -