CHINA GOES TO THE DARK SIDE

The dark side of the Moon, that is! (Though really it’s only the far side from Earth—it isn’t always dark.)

China’s Chang’e-6 space probe has landed on the far side of the Moon in a mission to collect soil samples and bring them back to Earth. That would be the first time samples have been retrieved from the far side, where surface conditions are considered to be substantially different from the side we can see. Since China plans to send a human crew to the Moon by 2030, and eventually build a permanent base there, every success of their space program is being closely watched. Read more at https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/02/chinas-change-6-probe-lands-on-far-side-of-the-moon?CMP=GTUK_email