China's first lunar rover appears to have come back to life after it stopped functioning last month, but its fate is still uncertain.
The China News Service said Wednesday that the mechanical problems that have dogged the rover since late January could not be fixed.
Today, however, Xinhua News Agency, quoted a source from the country's lunar probe program who said the vehicle "stands a chance of being saved, as it is still alive."
Authorities promised an update on the situation in the following days.
The Jade Rabbit, or Yutu in Chinese, landed on the Moon in December carrying China's hopes for its space technology future.
China is the third country to land an unmanned rover on the Moon.
The rover was supposed to advance the country's space program, which includes a permanent orbiting station and human exploration of the Moon.

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