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PopSci doesn't understand difference between "far side" and "dark side" of the moon (www.popsci.com)
submitted 11 months ago by CeeBee@lemmy.world to c/science@lemmy.world
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I find it hard to believe that Popular Science would make such a mistake, but the author has reinforced the mistake by starting the article with "The dark side of the moon, despite its name, is a perfect vantage point for observing the universe."

But all the quotes from scientists correctly say "far side of the moon".

I know this isn't really "science news" but I couldn't find any other community to share this.

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[-] Windex007@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

The complete quote:

The hemisphere has sometimes been called the "dark side of the Moon", where "dark" means "unknown" instead of "lacking sunlight" – each side of the Moon experiences two weeks of sunlight while the opposite side experiences two weeks of night.[1][2][3][4]

this post was submitted on 01 Oct 2023
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