China’s lunar probe is retrieving samples from the far side of the Moon
China’s lunar probe is retrieving samples from the far side of the Moon A Long March 5 carrier rocket launched the Chang ‘e 6 probe into space on May 3rd. | Photo: CFOTO / Future Publishing via Getty ImagesChina’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft successfully landed on the far side of the Moon — and it plans to bring back soil and rock samples to Earth for the first time.
The probe touched down on the Moon’s South Pole–Aitken B...