A Chinese probe carrying samples from the far side of the Moon started its journey back to Earth on Tuesday.
A Chinese probe carrying samples from the far side of the Moon started its journey back to Earth on Tuesday, the country’s space agency said — a world first and a major achievement for Beijing’s space programme.
The ascender module of the Chang’e-6 probe “lifted off from lunar surface” and entered a preset orbit around the Moon, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said.
It was the first craft to ever successfully take off from the satellite’s…
