Chinese probe returns to Earth with first samples from far side of the Moon
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Scientists hope the samples will help answer questions about what geologic activity is responsible for the differences between the Moon’s two sides.
China’s Chang’e 6 probe returned on Earth on Tuesday with rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the Moon in a global first.