In World's first endeavor, Chang'e 6, a Chinese mission, brought a lunar soil from the far side of the moon back to Earth

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Chang'e 6 (Chinese: 嫦娥六号; pinyin: Cháng'é liùhào) is a robotic lunar exploration mission by the China National Space Administration. Like its predecessors in the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, the spacecraft is named after the Chinese moon goddess Chang'e.

The mission began on 3 May 2024 when the probe was launched from China's Hainan island. The mission's lander and a mobile camera rover landed on the far side of the Moon on 1 June 2024. As part of China's second sample return mission, the lander's robotic scoop and drill took samples from the lunar surface and placed it on the mission's ascender module which then was launched into lunar orbit on 3 June 2024. The ascender docked with the orbiter module in lunar orbit on 6 June 2024, then transferred the container carrying the samples to an atmospheric re-entry module on the orbiter for its eventual return to Earth. The mission's lander and mini-rover also conducted scientific experiments on the lunar surface. The overall mission is expected to last about 53 days.

On Tuesday, mission brought a lunar soil from the far side of the moon back to Earth. With this, China has become the first country in the World to bring such a samples from moon  to Earth.

The Guardian, The New York Times

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