First samples ever collected from ‘far side’ of the moon make it back to earth

China’s lunar probe has returned to Earth, making the country the first to bring back samples from the moon’s far side.

The re-entry capsule of the Chang’e probe touched down in the northern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia at about 2pm Beijing time (7am UK time), carrying lunar soil collected earlier in June.…

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