SLIM lives! Japan's upside-down moon lander survives freezing lunar night, defying all expectations

Japan's SLIM moon lander has seemingly defied death — for a second time. After being powered down on Jan. 31 for what was assumed to be a in the freezing lunar night, the lander unexpectedly woke up and responded to a command sent by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Sunday night (Feb. 25). "Last night, a command was sent to SLIM and a response received, confirming that the spacecraft has made it through the lunar night and maintained communication capabilities," (formerly Twitter), Sunday. Communication with SLIM was suspended "after...