Why do we always see the same side of the moon?

The Moon is 'tidally locked' with the Earth, so as it takes 1 month to completely orbit the Earth, it completes one complete revolution in the same time, so we never see the other side (at least until we looked at it with spacecraft, which we did).

Simply because the moon's rotation coincides with it's orbit of the earth. As the moon rotates, it is also orbiting the earth, but both happen at the same rate. It's pure chance. Kinds sucks really. Would be cool if the moon rotated at a different speed. We'd able to see all of it at different phases.

Although the side of the moon we never see, Is actually rather featureless compared to the side we always see. At least that's a good thing.

I would say that Departed's explanation is the best except disagree with the far side being featureless, with all the impacts the moon has withstood, I would think it would reveal awesome features. Pwntyou is a complete retard, how do I know? because he spells owned you with a P instead of an O, and anybody who does that,is a retard and responsible for the dumbing down of America! n e 1 who has red Pwntyou's comment's is now a little bit dumber, thanks alot Pwntyou you frigin jackass!

scientists speculate that the side of the Moon nearest us is slightly heavier than the opposite side and so this side is attracted to Earth.

All i can say is fail. The moon is not "locked in" it merely spins at the same rate that it rotates around earth. Nice try though (:

cuz thats the way god wanted it