Japan's SLIM moon lander defies death to survive 3rd frigid lunar night

The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) has survived its third week-long night on the moon.

This is despite the fact the Japanese lunar lander wasn't designed to withstand even one blisteringly cold night on the moon

during which temperatures dropped as low as minus 274 degrees Fahrenheit

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) revealed that SLIM had braved its third lunar night on Wednesday

On its X feed, JAXA shared an image captured by SLIM as it was coming out of its third lunar night spent on the moon.

we were able to successfully communicate with #SLIM, which had started up again, and confirmed that SLIM had survived for the third time.

As this photo was taken at the earliest age of the moon so far after the overnight awakening

SLIM arrived on the moon on Jan. 19, 2024, tasked with the mission of testing landing technology and collecting data about lunar geology

This meant that its energy-gathering solar panels were not correctly orientated towards the sun, making its survival even more remarkable.

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