Photo of Moon’s far side with Earth featured on cover of Nature

The prestigious scientific journal Nature featured a unique photograph taken by China’s Chang’e-6 robotic probe on the cover of its latest issue, El.kz reports.

The image captures the far side of the Moon, with the blue planet Earth visible in the background.

The photograph has attracted attention from scientists and space enthusiasts around the world. It not only showcases the technical capabilities of China’s space program but also serves as a symbolic reminder of the scale of the research mission and humanity’s place in the universe.

The Chang’e-6 probe was launched to collect samples from the hard-to-reach far side of the Moon — one of the most ambitious missions in China’s lunar program. The data gathered will help scientists better understand the Moon’s geological structure and the history of the Solar System’s formation.