Moon lander sent by Japan survives second lunar night

Moon lander sent by Japan survives second lunar night
Japan’s robotic rover on the Moon (Jaxa/Takara Tomy/Sony Group Corporation/Doshisha University via AP)

Japan’s first Moon lander has responded to a signal from Earth, suggesting it has survived a second freezing weeks-long lunar night, Japan’s space agency said.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) called the signal, received late Sunday night, a “miracle” because the probe was not designed to survive the lunar night, when temperatures can fall to minus 170C.

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