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The dark side of the moon is full of mystery, and according to some, evil robots, but, in 1959 Luna 3 was able to shed some light on it for the first time.
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Sources:
moon.nasa.gov/resources/26/first-photo-of-the-lunar-farside
spacecentre.co.uk/blog-post/dark-side-of-the-moon-blog
nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1959-008A
https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/3186
moon.nasa.gov/resources/47/journey-to-the-moon
www2.physics.ox.ac.uk/accelerate/resources/demonstrations/cathode-ray-tube
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-94-011-7062-8_6
computer.howstuffworks.com/monitor7.htm
science.jrank.org/pages/1274/Cathode-Ray-Tube-Display-screen.html#ixzz77Q9uHOyW
IMAGES
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Back_side_of_the_Moon_AS16-3021.jpg
moon.nasa.gov/resources/26/first-photo-of-the-lunar-farside
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Luna-3_(Memorial_Museum_of_Astronautics).JPG
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Luna-3_phototelegraph_system_at_Tsiolkovsky_State_Museum_of_the_History_of_Cosmonautics.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kat%C3%B3dsugarak_m%C3%A1gneses_mez%C5%91ben(2).jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kat%C3%B3dsugarak_m%C3%A1gneses_mez%C5%91ben(1).jpg
istockphoto.com/vector/no-signal-tv-illustration-interference-noise-tv-screen-interfering-signal-retro-gm1056371988-282311360
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Luna3-trajectory-eng.svg
istockphoto.com/photo/earth-and-moon-gm157504004-10792286
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4109
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ChangE-4_-_PCAM.png
istockphoto.com/photo/television-gm183357700-14792224
The dark side of the moon is full of mystery, and according to some, evil robots, but, in 1959 Luna 3 was able to shed some light on it for the first time.
Hosted By: Reid Reimers
SciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at tiktok.com/@scishow
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Support SciShow Space by becoming a patron on Patreon: patreon.com/SciShowSpace
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Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: GrowingViolet & Jason A Saslow!
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Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: dftba.com/scishow
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Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet?
SciShow Tangents Podcast: scishowtangents.org
Facebook: facebook.com/scishow
Twitter: twitter.com/scishow
Instagram: instagram.com/thescishow
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Sources:
moon.nasa.gov/resources/26/first-photo-of-the-lunar-farside
spacecentre.co.uk/blog-post/dark-side-of-the-moon-blog
nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1959-008A
https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/3186
moon.nasa.gov/resources/47/journey-to-the-moon
www2.physics.ox.ac.uk/accelerate/resources/demonstrations/cathode-ray-tube
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-94-011-7062-8_6
computer.howstuffworks.com/monitor7.htm
science.jrank.org/pages/1274/Cathode-Ray-Tube-Display-screen.html#ixzz77Q9uHOyW
IMAGES
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Back_side_of_the_Moon_AS16-3021.jpg
moon.nasa.gov/resources/26/first-photo-of-the-lunar-farside
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Luna-3_(Memorial_Museum_of_Astronautics).JPG
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Luna-3_phototelegraph_system_at_Tsiolkovsky_State_Museum_of_the_History_of_Cosmonautics.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kat%C3%B3dsugarak_m%C3%A1gneses_mez%C5%91ben(2).jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kat%C3%B3dsugarak_m%C3%A1gneses_mez%C5%91ben(1).jpg
istockphoto.com/vector/no-signal-tv-illustration-interference-noise-tv-screen-interfering-signal-retro-gm1056371988-282311360
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Luna3-trajectory-eng.svg
istockphoto.com/photo/earth-and-moon-gm157504004-10792286
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4109
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ChangE-4_-_PCAM.png
istockphoto.com/photo/television-gm183357700-14792224
