On 25 June, China's moon mission reached Earth with soil from the surface of the moon. With this, it has become the first country that has been successful in bringing samples from the dark side of the moon. The Chinese National Space Administration's Chang'e-6 lander has returned to Earth after 53 days with samples in a capsule.
Through this, China has come closer to becoming a space power.
Apart from sending humans, China wants to build a research base on the South Pole of the Moon by 2030.
So far, research has raised the possibility that water is present in the form of ice on this part of the moon.
Drills and robotic arms were used to collect samples from the surface of the moon.
Through this, soil was extracted from a 4 billion year old crater on the moon.
After this, the sample was put into a capsule and transferred to the re-entry vehicle.
Chang'e-6 landed on the South Pole-Aitken Basin on 3 May.
It is one of the three largest and major land parts of the moon, so its scientific value is very high.
China also carried payloads of other countries during this mission, which included Pakistan, France, Italy and European Space Agency.
The far side of the moon is the part which is away from the earth and it is also called the dark side of the moon.
This is because this part is not visible to us and very little is known about it.
