China's lunar probe sends back its first photos of the far side of the Moon

It's not all that often that China breaks entirely new ground when it comes to space science but that's exactly what the country did earlier today by successfully landing its Chang'e 4 spacecraft on the Moon's surface. China's space agency was quick to post new photos snapped from the lander, declaring the touchdown and deployment of its lunar rover a success. This is the very first time that any country has performed a soft landing or rover deployment on the far side of Earth's natural satellit...