I love dunking on Naomi Wolf too, but right now it’s a 3/4 moon on earth, meaning the sun is almost entirely on the “near” side of the moon. So… I hate to say it but curiosity over the light source for these “far side” pics is warranted.
(The answer is the pics are not of the far side)

April 07, 2026 - 12:21 UTC

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Here’s NASA’s original post with a better description of what the pictures actually show. x.com/nasaartemis/status/2041216809748013274?s=46&t=Y8dlle3qEAydMQIQzTxivQ
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(I deleted an earlier post which said the pics weren’t from Artemis. They were, but not of the far side of the moon. Thanks @gergyl.bsky.social for the detailed pictures of what they actually show) bsky.app/profile/gergyl.bsky.social/post/3miukc5msac2y
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Pretty sure the sun ALSO shines on the far side of the moon. It's just the "dark side" to us because of tidal locking. So yeah, the sun is a pretty big light source.
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