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

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

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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.

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