Get Ready To Be Amazed By Our Solar System’s Odd Phenomena

Venus’ mysterious light

“The Dark Side of the Moon” is not just a Pink Floyd album but an actual astronomy term. It refers to the side that is facing away from Earth. However, not all moons and planets have a shadowed hemisphere. Take Venus, for example.

Photo: Space.com

A strange phenomenon causes its shadow side to be illuminated with an ashen light. It appears infrequently, so experts have no clue where the light comes from. It is just one of the many unexplained mysteries of space.

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