During commissioning, the James Webb Space Telescope was hit by at least six micrometeoroids. To avoid future head-on collisions with the telescope’s mirrors, operators may not point it in all directions
Scientists may have to avoid pointing theDuring the six-month period of instrument testing called, JWST was struck by at least six micrometeoroids, pieces of space dust that orbit
the sun. This wasn’t unexpected – space is full of these tiny rocks, and the team predicted one collision per month – but one that struck a segment of the telescope’s mirror in May was …
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