The European Space Agency's Rosetta infinite probe is instantly orbiting but about comet 67P. On the twelfth Nov the Philae lander was launched from Rosetta in addition to landed on the comet. Contact was lost alongside Philae on the 15th Nov afterwards the lander's batteries ran out of power. In August 2015, when the comet has moved closer to the Sun, it is possible that the lander's solar panels volition have plenty solar unloose energy for Philae to recharge its batteries.
You tin rails comet 27P in addition to Rosetta every bit it travels through the solar arrangement on ESA's 3d map, Where is Rosetta?. The map shows the place of Rosetta, the planets in addition to the Sun. You tin too playback the entirety of Rosetta's journey, from its launch inward March 2004 to its rendezvous alongside comet 67P inward August 2014 in addition to beyond.
If you lot click on the 'Where is Rosetta today' you lot tin too persuasion the spacecraft's electrical flow position.
