Things aren't going so well at the moment 
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From Dan Fischer, via facebook's Comet Watch group:
Sorry to disturb the party but ... after the brief communication Saturday night (European time) Philae has not talked to Rosetta again and has now missed the two subsequent communication windows Sunday at noon and Sunday evening. This can have geometrical reasons, and the orbit and strategy of Rosetta will be adjusted soon to improve 'viewing' conditions, but we aren't out of the woods yet. *If* stable comms can be established,
http://news.sciencemag.org/.../scientists-celebrate-comet... describes in detail what would happen next, payload-wise.
Below is a great article by Bob King (cool animation pics of Philae as well) and a statement from Klim Churyumov.
There's also a nice nod to the PACA community which some of our members here including myself are part of
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http://www.universetoday.com/120825/...makes-contact/
Quote:
“Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! Landing probe Philae awake! Everybody, please accept my sincere congratulations! It happened on 13 June 2015 in the day of birthday of my mother – Antonina Mikhailovna (108 years have passed since the day of her birth). And I’m starting from 13 November 2014 to this day, every morning pronounced a short prayer: “Lord, please wake Philae and support Rosetta”. God and the Professional Navigators woke Philae! It is fantastic! All the best! – Klim Churyumov.
How poignant Philae awoke on Klim’s mother’s birthday!
Churyumov made his statement on the Pro-Am Collaborative Astronomy (PACA) site devoted to pro-amateur collaboration during comet observing campaigns. I encourage you to check out the group and participate by submitting your own observations of Comet 67P as it brightens this summer and early fall.
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