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
see also on the far side of
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The Orion capsule the crew will pilot – built by Lockheed Martin – is due to travel about 4,700 miles beyond the far side of the moon, taking its passengers the farthest humans have ever ventured in space before returning to Earth.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
In the extra period, Boldy slipped a pass to Spurgeon, who maneuvered to the low slot and beat Saros to the far side.
—CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
The 600,000-mile trip will take the crew about 6,000 miles past the far side of the moon, breaking the record set by Apollo 13 as the farthest any human has traveled from Earth.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
In the meantime, there has been a steady cadence of robotic lunar orbiters and landers (Chang’e-6 returned the first-ever soil sample from the moon’s far side in 2024), soon to be followed, we’re now told, by Chinese astronauts.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Feb. 2026
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
In the extra period, Boldy slipped a pass to Spurgeon, who maneuvered to the low slot and beat Saros to the far side.
—CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
The 600,000-mile trip will take the crew about 6,000 miles past the far side of the moon, breaking the record set by Apollo 13 as the farthest any human has traveled from Earth.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
In the meantime, there has been a steady cadence of robotic lunar orbiters and landers (Chang’e-6 returned the first-ever soil sample from the moon’s far side in 2024), soon to be followed, we’re now told, by Chinese astronauts.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Feb. 2026
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“Far side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20side. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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