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- China's lunar probe returned to Earth with the first-ever samples from the moon's far side.
- The samples could answer crucial questions about how planets form.
- China is gearing up its bid to be the new dominant power in space.
China just took a huge leap forward in its plans to dominate space.
On Tuesday, its Chang'e-6 lunar probe successfully returned to Earth carrying the first-ever samples from the moon's far side.
A video showed an official triumphantly planting a Chinese flag near the capsule in Mongolia after it glided back to our planet by parachute.
The samples, which include 2.5 million-year-old volcanic rock, could answer crucial questions about how planets form, as well as the moon's history.