: the side of a celestial body (such as the earth, the moon, or a planet) not in daylight
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The light data also revealed something striking about the gas giant’s atmospheric conditions—a total lack of methane, which astronomers previously hypothesized may be detectable, at least on the nightside.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 May 2024
The bright purple color depicts auroras on Mars’ nightside that were detected by the ultraviolet instrument aboard NASA’s MAVEN orbiter between May 14 and 20.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 June 2024
And while the nightside is a balmier 1,100 degrees Fahrenheit, that’s still only about 120 degrees short of the melting point for aluminum.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 May 2024
Juno’s orbits will move closer to Jupiter in the coming months as the spacecraft passes over the giant planet’s nightside, NASA said.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 18 June 2023
Because the solar storm heading to Earth is expected to interact directly with the Earth’s magnetic field, amateur radio and GPS users should expect some signal disruptions on Earth’s nightside, Dr. Skov notes.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 18 July 2022
The telltale green glow was found in all of the data gathered during this time — and an impressive feat for the orbiter, considering that Mars' atmosphere during the daytime glows much brighter than the nightside and makes the green glow harder to detect, the researchers said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 June 2020
Results in March 2021 from Juno’s Ultraviolet Spectrograph instrument showed for the first time from orbit how those auroral dawn storms are actually born on the nightside of the gas giant, which telescopes on Earth had previously been unable to detect.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2021
Above: On its second Earth flyby, Rosetta captured this poetic view of our planet's nightside, ringed by sunshine and dotted by city lights.
—Corey S Powell, Discover Magazine, 1 Oct. 2016
Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 May 2024
The bright purple color depicts auroras on Mars’ nightside that were detected by the ultraviolet instrument aboard NASA’s MAVEN orbiter between May 14 and 20.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 June 2024
And while the nightside is a balmier 1,100 degrees Fahrenheit, that’s still only about 120 degrees short of the melting point for aluminum.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 May 2024
Juno’s orbits will move closer to Jupiter in the coming months as the spacecraft passes over the giant planet’s nightside, NASA said.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 18 June 2023
Because the solar storm heading to Earth is expected to interact directly with the Earth’s magnetic field, amateur radio and GPS users should expect some signal disruptions on Earth’s nightside, Dr. Skov notes.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 18 July 2022
The telltale green glow was found in all of the data gathered during this time — and an impressive feat for the orbiter, considering that Mars' atmosphere during the daytime glows much brighter than the nightside and makes the green glow harder to detect, the researchers said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 June 2020
Results in March 2021 from Juno’s Ultraviolet Spectrograph instrument showed for the first time from orbit how those auroral dawn storms are actually born on the nightside of the gas giant, which telescopes on Earth had previously been unable to detect.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2021
Above: On its second Earth flyby, Rosetta captured this poetic view of our planet's nightside, ringed by sunshine and dotted by city lights.
—Corey S Powell, Discover Magazine, 1 Oct. 2016
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“Nightside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nightside. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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