China launches rocket to bring back pieces of the far side of the Moon
China has launched a probe that will fly to the far side of the Moon – and bring pieces of it back to Earth.
The Chang’e-6 probe aims to help us better understand the distant side of the lunar surface. That is hard to explore because it is cut off from radio communications with Earth – but could be a key resource for work such as radio astronomy, since it is shielded from interference from our own planet.
The launch of the rocket on Friday is the latest and perhaps most spectacular aspect of
