China’s Chang’e-6 far side of the Moon probe begins journey back

China says its lunar probe has successfully taken off from the far side of the moon to begin its journey back to Earth carrying the first-ever samples collected from that region.State media says a module of the Chang’e-6 craft, named after the moon goddess in Chinese mythology, successfully lifted off about 07:38 on Tuesday (23:38 GMT Monday) to begin the journey back.The craft had landed on Sunday close to the moon’s south pole in a world-first feat celebrated by the international science community.China is the only country to have landed on the far side of the moon, having also done so…