The lander has a limited battery life ... and severely limited the amount of work it can get done on the comet. It's unclear how long Philae will last under the shadowy conditions that will ...

This content was published on Jun 15, 2015 After seven months of inactivity since alighting on comet “Chury” in November 2014, the robot lander Philae has gathered enough energy to contact its ...

The lander, named Philae, will remain on the comet after the mission ends, but, says ESA’s Matt Taylor, no one knows how long the machine will survive. Rosetta, the first spacecraft propelled ...

The mission consisted of the Rosetta orbiter and the Philae lander. The probes were launched on 2 March 2004, travelled 6.4 billion kilometres in 10 years and, with the help of a few planet swing-bys, ...

As soon as it moves out of the shadow and the first solar rays reach the research probe’s chargers, Philae will start to work again Ukraine’s intelligence services sent fake letters to 42 ...

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Cometary researchers expect to obtain similarly enlightening insights from the first thorough exploration of a comet by the Rosetta spacecraft with its lander, Philae. For the first time, a spacecraft ...

The Sky at Night team follow the unfolding drama at ESA's Rosetta HQ, 12 November 2014 ...