Scientists and private contractors plan to extend the Odysseus probe's mission into a cold 'lunar night' — betting against the odds that the moon's below -300 degrees Fahrenheit dark phase won't kill the craft.The announcement emerged during a mission update Wednesday that included stunning fisheye-lens images of the historic, -funded craft's lunar touchdown.Odysseus will soon go dark for a two-week-long lunar night, NASA-contractor Intuitive Machines said, losing access to solar power and enduring chills that could critically degrade not only the probe's batteries but its internal hardware as well.
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