China’s Chang’e-6 probe returns to Earth with first-ever samples from far side of the moon

The Chang’e-6 probe being successfully launched from China’s Wenchang Spaceport in Wenchang, Hainan Province, China, on May 3, 2024.  Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe returned to Earth on Tuesday, bringing back the first-ever samples from the unexplored far side of the moon. The re-entry capsule landed in the northern Chinese … Read more