Tiny meteoroid bops $10 billion Webb space telescope - News24

6/9/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 11 months ago
A tiny meteoroid struck the newly deployed James Webb Space Telescope in May, knocking one of its gold-plated mirrors out of alignment but not changing the orbiting observatory's schedule to become fully operational shortly, NAS
- A small meteorite hit the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope in May.
- This was the fifth and largest hit to the telescope since its December launch.
- One of the telescope'… [+2457 chars] full article...