Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into the moon

Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the moon after it spun into an uncontrolled orbit.

According to the Russia's country’s Roscosmos space agency, the pilotless spacecraft was aiming to be the first ever to land on the south pole of the moon, an area where scientists believe there could be important reserves of frozen water and precious elements.

However, Roscosmos said it lost contact with the Luna-25 on Saturday after the spacecraft ran into difficulties and reported an abnormal situation.