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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Lunar samples reveal the far side of the moon, hidden from Earth's view, may have a cooler interior than the near side.
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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
China’s ambitious space program last year brought back the world’s first samples from the far side of the moon; the country is at the cutting edge of fields like renewable energy and quantum communications as well as military technologies like hypersonic missiles.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Built by Lockheed Martin, the Orion capsule the crew will pilot is due to travel about 4,700 miles beyond the far side of the moon before returning to Earth.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
The dropping, distant tawny on the far side of Coombe Wood.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
China’s ambitious space program last year brought back the world’s first samples from the far side of the moon; the country is at the cutting edge of fields like renewable energy and quantum communications as well as military technologies like hypersonic missiles.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Built by Lockheed Martin, the Orion capsule the crew will pilot is due to travel about 4,700 miles beyond the far side of the moon before returning to Earth.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
The dropping, distant tawny on the far side of Coombe Wood.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Far side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20side. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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