In a world’s first, Chinese lunar probe Chang’e-4 just touched down on the far side of the Moon, the side that always faces away from the Earth. The probe landed near the lunar South Pole in the Aitken basin.
After touchdown, Chang’e-4 took a picture and sent it back to Earth via a relay satellite that was launched in June 2018 — signalling a huge win for China’s space exploration ambitions.
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