The Philae lander hasn't been heard from in months and scientists at the European Space Agency fear that it may be lost forever.
The Philae lander hasn't been heard from in months and scientists at the European Space Agency fear that it may be lost forever.
Currently believed to be somewhere on the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, the lander last contacted mothership Rosetta on July 9th, 2015.
And, while an international team of researchers has been attempting to find out where exactly the lander is, so far all efforts have come up short.
Stephan Ulamec, Philae project manager at the German Aerospace Center,