The Jwst Image Shows Remarkable Micrometeoroid Impact Damage
A micrometeoroid struck the James Webb Space Telescope between May 22 and 24, impacting one of the observatory’s 18 hexagonal gold mirrors. NASA disclosed the micrometeoroid impact in June and noted that the debris was larger than pre-launch modeling had estimated. Now, scientists on the mission have shared an image showing the severity of the impact in a report (opens in a new tab) released July 12 that describes what scientists on the mission learned about using the observatory during its first six months in space....