Philae's hibernation could mean it lasts longer than ever planned

The Philae space probe endured temperatures of -150C (-238F) before waking up from hibernation after being missing for months.

Philae's hibernation could mean it lasts longer than ever planned

The Philae space probe endured temperatures of -150C (-238F) before waking up from hibernation after being missing for months.

It had been silent since landing on the comet last November, but made contact last weekend and has sent hundreds of packages of data to earth to be analysed.

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