far side
noun
1
: the farther side
the far side of the lake
2
or farside
: the side of the moon away from the earth
the lunar farside
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On most nights, there’s a live band on the small stage in the far side of the cavernous room.
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Sabra Ayres, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
Horsehead Nebula's iconic 'mane' is seen in stunning detail in new Webb images: See photos China launches lunar probe, looking to be 1st nation to get samples from far side of moon An orbiter captured images of 'spiders' on Mars in Inca City.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
China’s Chang’e 6 lunar probe mission is bound for the far side of the Moon, and there seems to be a small rover affixed to the side of the lander, as seen in new images released by the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST).
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 8 May 2024
In a first, China launches probe to get samples from far side of moon
New NASA images show iconic Horsehead Nebula in unprecedented detail
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Kerry Breen
Kerry Breen is a reporter and news editor at CBSNews.com.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 7 May 2024
This region has been thought to be a key part of understanding what caused a massive number of impacts on the moon billions of years ago during a period known as the Late Heavy Bombardment and why the far side differs dramatically from the near side, according to the nonprofit Planetary Society.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 2 May 2024
China is set to launch the first-ever mission, known as Chang'e 6, on Friday to collect rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 2 May 2024
No sooner had the anchor group joined Sever’s team on the far side of the squares than the snow abruptly stopped and drones were in the air again.
—Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Xinhua/Getty Images China has however landed on the far side with Chang’e-4 and performed a near-side moon rock sampling with Chang’e-5 in 2020.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Mar. 2024
Sabra Ayres, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
Horsehead Nebula's iconic 'mane' is seen in stunning detail in new Webb images: See photos China launches lunar probe, looking to be 1st nation to get samples from far side of moon An orbiter captured images of 'spiders' on Mars in Inca City.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
China’s Chang’e 6 lunar probe mission is bound for the far side of the Moon, and there seems to be a small rover affixed to the side of the lander, as seen in new images released by the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST).
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 8 May 2024
In a first, China launches probe to get samples from far side of moon
New NASA images show iconic Horsehead Nebula in unprecedented detail
More
In:
Black Hole
Space
NASA
Kerry Breen
Kerry Breen is a reporter and news editor at CBSNews.com.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 7 May 2024
This region has been thought to be a key part of understanding what caused a massive number of impacts on the moon billions of years ago during a period known as the Late Heavy Bombardment and why the far side differs dramatically from the near side, according to the nonprofit Planetary Society.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 2 May 2024
China is set to launch the first-ever mission, known as Chang'e 6, on Friday to collect rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 2 May 2024
No sooner had the anchor group joined Sever’s team on the far side of the squares than the snow abruptly stopped and drones were in the air again.
—Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Xinhua/Getty Images China has however landed on the far side with Chang’e-4 and performed a near-side moon rock sampling with Chang’e-5 in 2020.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Mar. 2024
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