A meteoroid has struck the James Webb telescope's primary mirror, but NASA says the space telescope is still working better than expected.
While NASA designed James Webb to withstand these kinds of strikes, this micrometeoroid hit one of the primary mirrors. As such, NASA engineers were concerned that it could have caused some issues. However, the space agency says that initial assessments show that the telescope is still performing at a level that exceeds all mission requirements.
The agency did note a marginal detectable effect in the data that James Webb outputs. What that effect will turn out to be, or if it will turn out to be anything noteworthy, remains to be seen.NASA is still conducting thorough analysis and measurements of the impact. However, NASA built the James Webb space telescope to withstand impacts from space dust in its orbit. In fact, NASA engineers ran samples of the mirrors through vigorous simulations and tests.
As such, there was some concern about what kind of damage it could have done. Luckily, NASA did a great job during James Webb’s preparation. The agency even went so far as to keep the optics cleaner than needed while on Earth. All of that is paying off now, as James Webb is performing beyond optimal levels. With that in mind, it should be suitable for years of service, despite this recent impact.
Sure, the James Webb being struck by a meteoroid isn’t ideal. But, because NASA put so much thought into the space telescope’s design and engineering, it shouldn’t have too hard of a time withstanding any hits that it takes. So long as the meteoroids aren’t too large.
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