China may have sent secret robot to Moon’s far side in Chang’e 6 launch

A Long March-5 rocket, carrying the Chang'e-6 spacecraft, blasts off from its launchpad at the Wenchang space launch site in Wenchang, south China. Photo: Xinhua via AP

Vishwam Sankaran
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China’s Chang’e 6 mission to the Moon is carrying an undisclosed rover to the lunar far side, new images reveal.

Observers have spotted a strange new spacecraft strapped to the side of a Chang’e 6 lander, which is scheduled to touch down on the Moon next month.