China Moon mission Chang’e-4 spacecraft lands on far side of the moonChina says it has successfully landed a robotic spacecraft on the far side of the Moon, the first ever such attempt and landing. At 10:26 Beijing time (02:26 GMT), the un-crewed Chang’e-4 probe touched down in the South Pole-Aitken Basin, state media said. The Chang’e-4 probe has already sent back its first pictures from the surface, which were shared by state media. Some spacecraft have crashed into the far side, either after system failures, or after they had completed their mission. The Chang’e-4 was launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in China on 7 December; it arrived in lunar orbit on 12 December.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 03, 2019 19:52 UTC