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Japan's valiant Moon lander was put to sleep again after unexpectedly surviving its second ultra-chilly long lunar night, the space agency said Monday.

Japan's Moon lander put to sleep after surviving its second long lunar night

Japan's Moon lander, the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), survived its second lunar night despite landing at a wonky angle. The spacecraft, dubbed the "Moon Sniper," transmitted new images back to Earth before being put to sleep again by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on Sunday. JAXA is monitoring the probe's status, particularly its Multi-band Camera for examining lunar rocks.

Self-taught snake enthusiast Tim Friede. (Instagram photo)

Tim Friede: Man bitten by snakes hundreds of times helps create broad antivenom

Tim Friede, a self-taught snake enthusiast, endured hundreds of venomous bites, enabling researchers to develop a potentially groundbreaking antivenom. His unique antibodies could help treat snakebite victims globally, particularly in India, by neutralizing toxins across multiple snake species.

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