China has launched a lunar probe to land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side.
It is the latest advance in China’s increasingly sophisticated space exploration program, which is now competing with the U.S., still the leader in space.
China already landed a rover on the moon’s far side in 2019, the first country to do so.
The rocket carrying the Chang’e-6 lunar probe lifted off Friday from the Wenchang launch center on the island province of Hainan.
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