key objective it is not known precisely where on the comet the robot is located , but the pictures it has returned indicate it is in the shadow of a cliff .
this five - image montage of rosetta 's osiris narrow - angle images , released by the european space agency esa on thursday nov. 13 , 2014 , is being used to try to identify the final touchdown point of ... ( associated press ) the combination photo of different images taken with the civa camera system released by the european space agency esa on thursday nov. 13 , 2014 shows rosetta ’s lander philae as it is safely on the ... ( associated press ) this image released by the european space agency esa thursday nov. 13 , 2014 was taken by philae 's down - looking descent rolis imager when it was about 40 meters ( 131 feet ) above the surface of comet 67p churyumov - gerasimenko ... ( associated press ) the bad news : scientists at the european space agency still do n't know exactly where the lander is on the comet and are anxiously hoping its batteries hold out long
i might take a nap … # cometlanding philae goes to sleep on comet as batteries run out the philae lander has attempted to drill into the surface of comet 67p , amid fears that its battery may die within hours .
philae made history on wednesday when it was dropped by esa 's rosetta satellite to the surface of 67p - the first time this feat has been achieved .
mission controllers for the rosetta mission had said on friday that they were preparing to “ hop ” the robotic probe in a hope it would settle in a sunnier spot on the comet ’s surface .
if the battery dies , the results may not make it back to earth .
later came a promising announcement .
the limited sunlight the probe receives means its solar berlin ( ap ) — the good news : the spacecraft that landed on a comet has begun drilling beneath the surface to see what secrets the celestial body can reveal .
earlier the scientists tweeted : “ first comet drilling is a fact !