Philae mission team bids farewell to the comet lander

Philae, the space probe which landed on a comet in November 2014 is reportedly now covered in dust (Source: Reuters)
European scientists have given up hope of restoring contact with space probe Philae, which successfully landed on a comet in a pinpoint operation only to lose power because its solar-driven batteries were in the shade.
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) said on Friday it suspects  Philae is now covered in dust and too cold to operate.
“Unfortunately, the probability of