China launches lunar probe to study moon’s far side

Beijing: China launched a lunar probe Saturday which is expected to make the first-ever soft landing on the far side of the moon. A Long March-3B rocket, carrying the Chang’e-4 probe including a lander and a rover, blasted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in Sichuan province at 2.23 a.m., reports Xinhua news agency. … Continue reading China launches lunar probe to study moon’s far side