colexian t1_ix9h4fj wrote
>Analysis of the event indicates the impact was a statistical anomaly and the telescope will be less susceptible to space rock damage in the future.
D...Did... the meteor make the telescope stronger?
It got the Zenkai boost!
navand t1_ix9vuxf wrote
Sounds like gambler's fallacy TBH.
BenP785 t1_ixa6eij wrote
Well if the first meteor made the telescope smaller then technically speaking it is less susceptible to future ones. The next one could theoretically go straight through the hole the first one left.
mfb- t1_ixbx51t wrote
Less susceptible than feared after the first strike. After more data analysis, they are now confident this large strike was a big outlier instead of something we should expect every few months.
TheDotCaptin t1_ixa6hux wrote
If the rock that hit it was destroyed to the point it can't reencounter Webb, then that is one less bullet in the revolver.
colexian t1_ixa71ty wrote
By jove, you're right! We just need to overload the meteor's kill limit and they all shut down. We can defeat them by sending wave after wave of telescopes at them.
Goregue t1_ixa9iht wrote
The JWST team will now avoid pointing the telescope towards meteor-heavy fields
colexian t1_ixa9v34 wrote
Headline: "Entomologist stung by bee moves research to area with less bugs"
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