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 the far side from where Donyell Malen left Goodison Park’s stands, the loudest cheers could be heard in the stadium’s away end.
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Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
China made headlines with the Chang’e 6 mission, which successfully returned samples from the far side of the Moon.
—Zhenbo Wang, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
The China National Space Administration has in recent years carried out a series of increasingly complex robotic lunar missions, including the first-ever return of lunar samples from the far side of the moon earlier this year.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
In 1846, scientists had observed irregularities in Uranus’ orbit, as if an invisible counterweight were tugging on the planet from the far side.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
China made headlines with the Chang’e 6 mission, which successfully returned samples from the far side of the Moon.
—Zhenbo Wang, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
The China National Space Administration has in recent years carried out a series of increasingly complex robotic lunar missions, including the first-ever return of lunar samples from the far side of the moon earlier this year.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
In 1846, scientists had observed irregularities in Uranus’ orbit, as if an invisible counterweight were tugging on the planet from the far side.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Far side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20side. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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