Chang'e 4 probe resumes work for 26th lunar day

BEIJING -- The lander and rover of the Chang'e 4 probe have resumed work for the 26th lunar day on the far side of the moon.

The lander woke up at 3:13 am on Friday (Beijing time), and the rover Yutu-2, or Jade Rabbit-2, woke up at 10:29 am on Thursday, according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administration.

Landing on the moon on Jan 3, 2019, the Chang'e 4 probe has survived 736 Earth days on the moon.