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]

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