Sunshine wakes up ESA comet lander Philae
The European Space Agency (Esa) announced the news in a tweet, which read: “Incredible news! My lander Philae is awake!” It said the probe communicated with the ground team for 85 seconds last night.
Philae had been in hibernation since November when it became the first spacecraft to touch down on the surface of a comet. It is designed to analyse ice and rock on 67P.
