The Sao Chupet probe works again in March

On January 5, Director of the French National Space Research Center (CNES) Jean-Yves Le Gall announced that Europe's Philae space probe could continue its mission to explore the surface of Comet 67P / CG. in March after a period of inactivity due to low battery.

The image of the Philae train simulation image is extracted from the Rosetta space probe and "landed" on the comet surface.(Photo: AFP / VNA)

Speaking to reporters in Paris, Le Gall said that Philae will continue to work because the situation may change when 67P / CG gets closer to the Sun. He expressed his hope that from March onwards, sunlight will help Philae to recharge the battery and continue the mission of scientific research, and expressed confidence that he will witness real experiences at the near-daily point on the day. August 13.

After 10 years clinging to Rosetta's mother ship, Philae landed on 67P / CG on November 12, 2014, but did not work as smoothly as scientists expected. This 100kg ship had bounced twice on the frozen surface of the CG before falling into a dark stone cavity.

Philae has a spare battery to operate for about 60 hours, but does not have enough light to maintain the operation of the solar panels and perform tests. Therefore, three days after landing on the surface of the CG, Philae fell into "standby mode" . Camera Osiris on Rosetta's mother ship is determining where Philae is currently "hiding".