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tonyPick [soylentnews.org] writes:

According to the BBC the Philae lander has just re-established contact [bbc.co.uk]:

Philae was dropped on to the surface of Comet 67P by its mothership, Rosetta, last November.

It worked for 60 hours before going to sleep when its solar-powered battery ran flat.

BBC Science Correspondent Jonathan Amos says the comet has since moved nearer to the sun and Philae has enough power to work again.

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