Philae comet lander eludes discovery (BBC)
By Jonathan Amos
Science correspondent, BBC News
Efforts to find Europe's lost comet lander, Philae, have come up blank.
The most recent imaging search by the overflying Rosetta "mothership" can find no trace of the probe.
Philae touched down on 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 12 November, returning a swathe of data before going silent when its battery ran flat.
European Space Agency scientists say they are now waiting on Philae itself to reveal its position when it garners enough power to call home.
Researchers have a pretty good idea of where the robot should be, but pinpointing its exact location is tricky.
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Poor little lost robot. 
Hope the location falls into sunlight before Rosetta reaches the end of its mission.
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Fingers crossed for finding little Philae. 
