The small robotic spacecraft has been missing in action since November 2014, when it had a rough landing on the surface of the comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. The lander had sent sporadic signals to Rosetta, the probe orbiting the comet, but eventually ran out of battery power due to lack of sunlight.
Scientists had a general idea where Philae had come to rest but had no photographic evidence until now. Less than a month before the end of the mission, Rosetta’s high-resolution camera has revealed the Philae lander wedged into a dark crack on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.
Source & further reading:http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/Philae_found
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