China's Lunar Mission Unveils Hidden Secrets of the Moon's Far Side

China's space agency has begun accepting applications from domestic researchers to study samples collected by the Chang'e 6 mission from the far side of the moon. The mission, which launched in May and returned in June, brought back 1,935 grams of lunar material from the Apollo crater. These samples, the first from the moon's far side, could provide new insights into lunar evolution. While currently available only to Chinese researchers, international applications will be accepted in about two years.