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Micrometeoroid

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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope hit by micrometeoroid but sustains no major damage

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micrometeoroid

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Micrometeoroid collision with James Webb Telescope 'a bit unsettling'

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The James Webb Space Telescope got hit by a Micrometeoroid

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JAMES WEBB Telescope - FIRST Noticeable Micrometeoroid Impact Vs HUBBLE Impacts

A micrometeoroid is a tiny meteoroid; a small particle of rock in space, usually weighing less than a gram. A micrometeorite is such a particle that survives passage through the Earth's atmosphere and reaches the Earth's surface.