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Moment China's lunar probe lands back on Earth

Footage released by state-run broadcaster CCTV shows the moment China's lunar probe landed back on Earth, after a nearly two-month long mission.

The Chang'e-6 landed in the Inner Mongolia desert on Tuesday, carrying the first ever samples from the Moon's unexplored far side.

China is the only country to have landed on the far side of the Moon, having done so before in 2019.

Scientists are eagerly awaiting as the samples could answer key questions about how planets are formed.

25 June 2024

Space exploration

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Science & Environment

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Moment small asteroid lights up night sky in Philippines

Kanailal Hait, an elderly Indian man who survived the 1943 Bengal famine, wearing a white kurta and yellow scarf

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Supermoon lights up the sky around the world

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Women protesting, holding flags and candles

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Chinese port rocked by huge container ship blast

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Bangladesh PM's palace

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Heavily flooded street in Taiwan

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Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki spews giant column of ash

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One plane at Taoyuan Airport failed its initial landing amid the strong winds.

Plane fails to land amid fierce typhoon in Taiwan

A plane at Taoyuan Airport was forced to abort its initial landing amid strong winds.

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Moment BBC reporter returns tortured monkey into wild

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Anton stands in partially renovated Japanese home

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Road blows up in North Korea

Moment North Korea blows up roads connecting to South Korea

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Elephants wade through floodwaters at sanctuary

Watch: Elephants escape floodwaters in Thailand

The elephants were evacuated from flash flooding at a sanctuary near Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Building collapses into flooded river in India

Watch: Building collapses into river in India

No-one was injured in the incident, which occurred during heavy rains in Bihar state.

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Tornado funnel in the distance

Debris flies through air as tornado hits China city

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