The article is correct in referring to the Moon's dark side facing the Earth during a new Moon. You are thinking that the article refers to the *far* side of the Moon, which it does not. I am sure Rob Bergman is very careful in his terminology with "far side" vs "dark side".
When the Sun illuminates the moon, there are two sides: the dark side and the sunlit side. During the full Moon, the sunlit side faces the Earth; during the new Moon, the dark side faces the Earth.
The article is correct in referring to the Moon's dark side facing the Earth during a new Moon. You are thinking that the article refers to the *far* side of the Moon, which it does not. I am sure Rob Bergman is very careful in his terminology with "far side" vs "dark side".
When the Sun illuminates the moon, there are two sides: the dark side and the sunlit side. During the full Moon, the sunlit side faces the Earth; during the new Moon, the dark side faces the Earth.