micrometeorites
NASA has a Plan to Minimize Future Micrometeoroid Impacts on JWST
Micrometeoroid strikes are an unavoidable part of operating a spacecraft. But after the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was hit…
1 year ago
JWST was Recently Hit by a Surprisingly Large Micrometeoroid
Scientists and engineers for the James Webb Space Telescope revealed that since its deployment in space, the telescope has been…
2 years ago
Ancient Meteorites Can be Found Embedded in Rocks, Like Fossils
Comets visit the inner Solar System, and leave without saying goodbye. Maybe they leave a trail of dust behind, and…
4 years ago
Space Dust Delivered Water to Vesta, Could it Have Done the Same for Earth?
One of the most enduring questions about Earth regards the origins of its water. Where did it come from? One…
4 years ago
Micrometeorite Damage Under the Microscope
A new study by a team from MIT has shed light on the physical processes that take place when tiny…
5 years ago
How Micrometeoroid Impacts Pose a Danger for Today’s Spacewalk
Video streaming by Ustream Our very own International Space Station is in the cosmic crosshairs. As cosmonauts are to begin…
11 years ago