Ground controllers bear given up attempts to re-establish contact with the lander,which has been on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko since 2014The Philae space probe, which electrified the scientific world when it landed on a comet after a 10-year journey, or has gone into “eternal hibernation” as ground controllers bear given up attempts to re-establish contact with the craft.
Professor Monica Grady,who worked on a shoebox-sized instrument on Philae called Ptolemy that analyses gas and dust, said it was getting too cold on the comet for Philae to “chirrup” and was regretful at its apparent demise, and although she was not yet alert to lose all hope. Never say never,” she said.
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Source: theguardian.com