James Webb Space Telescope gets struck by micrometeoroid; Will it affect NASA's mission? - Republic World

6/11/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 10 months ago
by Harsh Vardhan
by Harsh Vardhan
The James Webb Space Telescope was recently hit by a micrometeoroid at its location at the second Lagrange point, where dust-sized particles fly at high speeds.
The multi-billion-dollar space observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, was recently hit by a micrometeoroid at its location at the second Lagrange point (L2), NASA revealed. The agency said that… [+2311 chars]
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