> Also, as the comet nears the sun and parts of the comet start flying off, is there a threat of Philae getting swept along with it? To add to what everyone el

> Also, as the comet nears the sun and parts of the comet start flying off, is there a threat of Philae getting swept along with it? To add to what everyone else mentioned: Philae's science mission is slated to last for 2.5 days - the batteries have ~65 hours of charge, that's it. The hope is that they may be able to charge it and keep gathering data afterwards. So it's not going to last nearly that long.