Philae Might Die In 20 Hours If It Can't Move

Mission control have now activated a drill an a hammer onboard Philae in an attempt to move the probe so that It can get enough sunlight. At first, it was expected to receive 6-7 hours of sunlight instead it is now only receiving 1.5 hours, this is not enough to charge the probe secondary battery and the power supply might only last 20 more hours if it can't expose itself to the sun. 

Window of contact happened on friday morning and mission control was able to get connection reestablished between Philae and Rosetta. 

A second windows is expected to happen tonight but according toESA, there is no grantee that the primary battery would be charged by then. 

The procedure is very risky, it could either push the lander into a better position or topple the lander and end the mission. Then, because the laws of physics still applies in space, every action still has en equal reaction. Since the lander is not completely anchored in place, the drills and hammer might get Philae to do a cartwheel spin.

                                                Philae Landed!        Picture:ESA