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Dust-up: James Webb Space Telescope struck by ‘micrometeoroid’

By Christopher Hutton
Published June 9, 2022 12:22pm ET
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Dust-up: James Webb Space Telescope struck by ‘micrometeoroid’
The James Webb Space Telescope was hit by a fragment of space rock, which might have affected its sensors. The science instrument, designed to observe and visually explore the depths of space, was struck by a “micrometeoroid” between May 23 and May 25, according to a Wednesday announcement from NASA. The dust-sized fragment damaged a […]

The James Webb Space Telescope was hit by a fragment of space rock, which might have affected its sensors.

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