{"id":460368,"date":"2022-06-09T22:24:33","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T19:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/micrometeorite-hits-nasas-10b-time-traveling-telescope\/"},"modified":"2022-06-09T22:24:33","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T19:24:33","slug":"micrometeorite-hits-nasas-10b-time-traveling-telescope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/micrometeorite-hits-nasas-10b-time-traveling-telescope\/","title":{"rendered":"#\u2018Micrometeorite\u2019 hits NASA&#8217;s $10B \u2018time-traveling\u2019 telescope"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a431677847\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a431677847\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/micrometeorite-hits-nasas-10b-time-traveling-telescope\/#%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Micrometeorite_hits_NASAs_10B_%E2%80%98time-traveling_telescope%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;\u2018Micrometeorite\u2019 hits NASA&#8217;s $10B \u2018time-traveling\u2019 telescope&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/micrometeorite-hits-nasas-10b-time-traveling-telescope\/#Webbs_mission\" >Webb\u2019s mission<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Micrometeorite_hits_NASAs_10B_%E2%80%98time-traveling_telescope%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;\u2018Micrometeorite\u2019 hits NASA&#8217;s $10B \u2018time-traveling\u2019 telescope&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A tiny piece of rock has just smashed into NASA\u2019s new James Webb Space Telescope.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, one of\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tech\/4907687\/nasa-james-webb-space-telescope-new-images-secret\/\">James Webb\u2019s 18 mirrors<\/a>\u00a0was hit by a micrometeorite \u2013 or a piece of meteorite so small it could pass through Earth\u2019s atmosphere without burning up.<\/p>\n<p>While this can be problematic as impacts may move Webb\u2019s mirror segments out of place,\u00a0NASA\u00a0researchers say there is no need to worry.<\/p>\n<p>Not only was the $10 billion space instrument designed to withstand the damages of space, but it also comes equipped with sensors to adjust its own mirrors.<\/p>\n<p>Should that fail, Mission Control can also adjust Webb\u2019s mirrors from Earth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe always knew that Webb would have to weather the space environment,\u201d Paul Geithner, engineer and technical deputy project manager of NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center, said.<\/p>\n<p>This includes harsh ultraviolet light and charged particles from the Sun, cosmic rays from foreign sources in the galaxy, and the occasional strikes by micrometeoroids.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe designed and built Webb with performance margin \u2013 optical, thermal, electrical, mechanical \u2013 to ensure it can perform its ambitious <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> mission even after many years in space,\u201d Geithner added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/webb_telescope.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"This 2015 artist's rendering provided by Northrop Grumman via NASA shows the James Webb Space Telescope. On Monday, Jan. 24, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-22597268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/webb_telescope.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/webb_telescope.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/webb_telescope.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A tiny piece of rock has just smashed into NASA\u2019s new James Webb Space Telescope.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Northrop Grumman\/NASA via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/AP21349017039523.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"In this April 13, 2017 photo provided by NASA, technicians lift the mirror of the James Webb Space Telescope using a crane at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. \" class=\"wp-image-22597302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/AP21349017039523.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/AP21349017039523.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/AP21349017039523.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/AP21349017039523.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>NASA researchers say there is no need to worry because the instrument was designed to withstand the damages of space.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Laura Betz\/NASA via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The micrometeoroid struck the telescope sometime between May 23 and May 25.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers are saying that the impact may help them to better understand Earth-sun Lagrange Point 2\u00a0(L2), which is where Webb is currently in orbit.<\/p>\n<p>It may also help scientists develop strategies for protecting the telescope in the future.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/AP21349020455666.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"In this Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021 photo released by the European Space Agency, NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope is secured on top of the Ariane 5 rocket that will launch it to space from Europe\u2019s Spaceport in French Guiana.\" class=\"wp-image-22597325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/AP21349020455666.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/AP21349020455666.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/AP21349020455666.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/AP21349020455666.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The micrometeoroid struck the telescope sometime between May 23 and May 25.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">M.Pedoussaut\/ESA via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSince launch, we have had four smaller measurable micrometeoroid strikes that were consistent with expectations and this one more recently that is larger than our degradation predictions assumed.\u201d Lee Feinberg, Webb optical telescope element manager\u00a0of NASA Goddard, said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will use this flight data to update our analysis of performance over time and also develop operational <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roaches to assure we maximize the imaging performance of Webb to the best extent possible for many years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Webbs_mission\"><\/span>Webb\u2019s mission<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Webb has been floating at L2, about 930,00 miles from Earth in the direction of Mars, to scour the night sky for faint infrared light.<\/p>\n<p>These lights, which could be visible from the\u00a0first generation of stars and galaxies, will help researchers get a better understanding of the early days of our universe.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story originally appeared on\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tech\/5525560\/nasa-time-traveling-space-telescope-micrometeorite\/\">The Sun<\/a>\u00a0and was reproduced here with permission.<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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