‘Dark side’ of moon seen from surface for first time

By Keme Nzerem-3 Jan 2019

A new milestone in space exploration was achieved overnight when a lunar probe made a successful landing on the far side of the moon.

The breakthrough mission wasn’t launched by NASA, or Russia, though, but the burgeoning Chinese space programme.

And this technically challenging landing could herald a new era of space exploration, with China increasingly taking a lead.