It was an unhappy ending to a space fairy tale which may yet see its happily ever after. br br The European Space Agency’s Philae lander hasn’t responded to Rosetta’s pings since it parked in a shady spot on Comet 67P back in November 2014. br br Philae lander’s last tweet:br br My #lifeonacomet has just begun @ESARosetta. I'll tell you more about my new home, comet #67P soon… zzzzz #CometLanding— Philae Lander (@Philae2014) November 15, 2014br br br But as the comet gets closer to the sun, the chances of it recharging its batteries increases along with the hopes of re-establishing communications. This weekend the Rosetta team will begin a fourth attempt of making contact, hoping this time they’ll get lucky.br br Somewhere out there in space today, #philae may be waking up, and Koen Geurts @DLRen is watching out for him! pic.twitter.comylYMMadKjr— Jeremy Wilks (@WilksJeremy) May 30, 2015br br br Koen Geurts is part of the Rosetta Team working at the German Space Agency (DLR) in Cologne.