China’s Lunar Probe Returns World’s First Samples from Far Side of the Moon
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China’s Lunar Probe Returns World’s First Samples from Far Side of the Moon

China has become the first nation to gather samples from the Moon’s far side after the Chang’e-6 mission’s re-entry capsule touched down in Inner Mongolia yesterday. Containing 4.4 pounds of rocks and dust—known officially as ‘regolith,’ the sample-return mission has been hailed as a milestone achievement by scientists who eagerly await what geological secrets the […] The post China’s Lunar Probe Returns World’s First Samples from Far Side of the Moon appeared first on Good News Network.