article_snippet: Starved of the sunlight European Space Agency needed to power European Space Agency suite of experiments, European Space Agency's batteries went flat after around just 60 hours on the surface of a comet 284 million miles from Earth.
article_snippet: However, as the comet has travelled closer to the sun in the comet journey through the solar system, researchers hope European Space Agency will get enough light to come back to life.
article_snippet: But there are some fears that dust thrown up by the landing and movement of the comet could have covered the lander's solar panels.
article_snippet: This would mean This may struggle to get enough light to power This communication units and the experiments This is carrying on board.
article_snippet: If sufficient energy cannot be stored in the battery, the solar energy available during the comet daytime will determine whether a reduced version of the measurements can be performed.
highlights_snippet: the lost probe needs 19 Watts of power from European Space Agency solar panels to communicate .
  
highlights_snippet: As the comet gets closer to the sun European Space Agency may receive more sunlight .
  