A tiny meteoroid has hit the James Webb Space Telescope's main mirror just over a month before the publication of the observatory's first, real colour images. said the damage from the dust-sized space rock was producing a noticeable effect in the $10 billion (£7.4 billion) telescope's data, but is not expected to limit the mission's performance.The US space agency added that the impact would in no way ruin the 'wow' factor of the telescope's first views of the cosmos, which are due to be unveiled to the public on July 12.
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