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January 3, 2019

Chinese Probe Lands on Far Side of Moon in Historic First
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China's space agency has released a photo from the lunar surface, after
its Chang'e 4 space probe became the first ever to land on the far side
of the moon. The mission could reveal important clues about the
formation of both the Earth and its satellite, and advances China's goal
of landing humans on the moon in the 2020s.