The returner of the Chang'e 6 lunar probe is opened during a ceremony at the China Academy of Space Technology under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation in Beijing, June 26, 2024. The returner of the Chang'e 6 lunar probe was opened at a ceremony in Beijing on Wednesday afternoon. [Photo/Xinhua]

The reentry capsule of the Chang'e 6 mission was opened in Beijing on Wednesday afternoon, reported China Central Television.

The capsule was transported to Beijing earlier on Wednesday morning by airplane and subsequently taken to the China Academy of Space Technology, where it was designed and constructed.

During a brief ceremony at the academy on Wednesday afternoon, engineers opened the capsule and retrieved the precious samples collected from the far side of the moon, according to CCTV.

Next, scientists from the National Astronomical Observatories, a subsidiary of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, will commence storage, analysis, and research of these samples, CCTV noted.