It was announced that meteorites hit the James Webb Space Telescope, which NASA sent into space in December 2021. NASA shared that the telescope is in good condition and the situation is normal.
Although space is bigger than we can imagine, our spacecraft, which takes up a very small space in this eternity, may face various dangers. Meteorites, large and small, are among the most likely of these dangers. There has been an event that has shown this danger to the world again recently.
After years of waiting, it was finally launched into space on December 25, 2021. James Webb Space Telescope, has recently faced a danger. According to the statement shared by NASA many small meteoritescrashed into the James Webb Space Telescope.
The telescope continues to work solidly:
According to the shared statement, the clashes took place between May 23 and May 25. One of these collisions in one of the main mirror parts took place. Fortunately, the team observed from Earth that the telescope was robust enough to meet all mission requirements and continued to operate.
While it was stated that the studies on the effect of collisions between the James Webb Space Telescope and meteorites are continuing, some information about the durability of the telescope was also shared. According to what NASA shared, the telescope was built to withstand such micro-collisions. NASA believes that such collisions are always and expected at any time also announced.
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Source :
https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2022/06/08/webb-engineered-to-endure-micrometeoroid-impacts/