nightside
Americannoun
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Journalism. the night shift of a newspaper.
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Astronomy. the dark side of a planet or moon.
Etymology
Origin of nightside
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A molten surface ocean could move some heat, but without an atmosphere, the nightside would likely remain solid, limiting heat transfer.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 22, 2026
The analysis shows that the nightside is probably covered in a thick, high layer of clouds that prevent some of the infrared light from escaping to space.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 30, 2024
A smeared-out thermal emission across both a world’s illuminated dayside and its dark nightside would suggest some medium for transporting heat from infalling starlight—that is, an atmosphere.
From Scientific American ● May 11, 2023
Whenever Hubble orbits on the nightside of Earth, it loses the view of the Sun and must store power in its batteries.
From The Verge ● Jan. 24, 2022
"My name is Nomis J. Arkdragen, assistant manager in charge of nightside dreams."
From The Status Civilization by Robert Sheckley
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