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.
really very few visualize how it actually orbits.
https://www.google.com/search?newwindow=1&sca_esv=569899603&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS903US903&sxsrf=AM9HkKkTdF92OwWb4V8RwKxS1eNZKHK2yQ:1696196320552&q=moon+orbit&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiBip_Z59WBAxVOm4kEHZgnATcQ0pQJegQICxAB&biw=1474&bih=799&dpr=1