It 's bad luck that we bounced but the good luck is that all the instruments were on ... The comet lander Philae went silent when its batteries died . Scientists are confident it can resume when sunlight warms the spacecraft . Rosetta will continue to orbit comet 67P into 2015 as it orbits around the Sun . Project members are trying to find Philae after it bounced across comet 's surface .
The comet lander Philae went silent when its batteries died . Scientists are confident it can resume when sunlight warms the spacecraft . Rosetta will continue to orbit comet 67P into 2015 as it orbits around the Sun . Project members are trying to find Philae after it bounced across comet 's surface .