Why getting hit by space dust is an unavoidable aspect of space travel - The Verge

NASA revealed that its James Webb Space Telescope was hit by a larger-than-expected micrometeoroid. But the space environment is filled with space dust, and any spacecraft that goes to space is probably going to get hit.

Its not just a problem for NASAs James Webb Space Telescope Last week, NASA revealed that one of JWSTs primary mirror segments, shown here, was damaged by a larger than expected micrometeoroid. Ima… [+6912 chars]

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