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Webb telescope's massive mirror hit by micrometeoroid
By Ashley Strickland
James Webb Space Telescope was hit by a tiny space rock โ but it's OK
By Leah Crane
NASA Says a Tiny Space Rock Has Impacted The James Webb Space Telescope
NASA's new powerful space telescope gets hit by larger than expected micrometeoroid
By Loren Grush
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Spotted: @NASAWebb unveiled the weather patterns on a hot gas-giant exoplanet 280 light-years away.
Discover how researchers are able to map temperature and infer the weather: go.nasa.gov/44mAN8G pic.twitter.com/WmQs0WaqXN
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๐ Webb has mapped weather on an exoplanet!
The nightside of hot gas-giant WASP-43b is likely to be covered with clouds made of mineral grains, while strong winds mix atmospheric gases around the planet.
Read more: esawebb.org/images/WASP43b-1/
Artist's impression: @NASA & @ESA pic.twitter.com/XWo3wrfM4v
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The new NASA/ESA/CSA James #Webb Space Telescope view of the Horsehead Nebula focuses on its illuminated top edge, revealing beautiful and previously unseen details. See our latest #SpaceSparks video ๐
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db7ujGwLx-o
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๐ The Horsehead Nebula as you've never seen it before...
The NASA/ESA/CSA James #Webb Space Telescope has captured the sharpest infrared images to date of one of the most distinctive objects in our skies, showing a part of the iconic nebula in unprecedented spatial resolution. pic.twitter.com/1Gdwyzh5wI
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