article_snippet.sent: The Rosetta probe, which was carrying Philae, launched into space in 2004, using the gravity of Earth and Mars to slingshot its way towards comet
article_snippet.sent: After a four billion mile (6.5 billion km) journey, The Rosetta probe, which was carrying Philae then successfully released the Philae lander from the Philae lander grip to land on the comet on 12 November 2014, travelling at 3.3ft (one metre) per second relative to the comet.
article_snippet.sent: But when The Rosetta probe, which was carrying Philae first made contact with the surface
article_snippet.sent: The Rosetta probe, which was carrying Philae failed to fire harpoons that would have kept The Rosetta probe, which was carrying Philae attached to the comet.
article_snippet.sent: This resulted in The Rosetta probe, which was carrying Philae bouncing to a height of 0.62 miles (1km) above the comet before again landing on the surface.
article_snippet.sent: The Rosetta probe, which was carrying Philae then bounced again, but to a much lower altitude.
article_snippet.sent: Philae managed to perform more than 90 per cent of Philae goals before running out of power.
article_snippet.sent: As the comet gets closer to the sun, scientists will also be hoping to hear from the Philae lander on the surface.
article_snippet.sent: the probe gripped the imaginations of the world when the probe landed on comet 67P on 12 November 2014.
article_snippet.sent: Now, as the comet approaches the sun, the probe is hoped that solar rays will recharge Philae’s batteries and bring Philae back to life.
article_snippet.sent: As the comet approaches the sun, the comet is hoped that solar rays will recharge Philae’s batteries and bring Philae back to life.
article_snippet.sent: Shown is one of the first images returned by Philae on the surface, showing what appears to be the probe Philae wedged in darkness against a cliff .