Lunar Night Puts Japan's Lander Back to Sleep

This handout photo released on Feb.1, 2024 from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) shows the last scene of the Moon taken by the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) with its navigation camera before dusk.

After a brief awakening, Japan's Moon lander is out of action again but will resume its mission if it survives the two-week lunar night, the space agency said Thursday.