Japan’s smart lander is back in action Monday after several dark days left it without power.

Japan became the fifth country to have a spacecraft land on the moon when the explorer reached its destination on Jan. 19. The power problem occurred when the explorer landed with its solar panels facing the dark lunar surface instead of the sun. 

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