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The Vera Rubin Observatory Might Accidentally Save the World
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NASA has a network of telescopes whose sole task is to seek out these potentially lethal rocky missiles. And now that Rubin, after years of heavy construction work, has finally begun its protracted survey of the cosmos, it is set to discover not hundreds, not thousands, but millions of asteroids, including plenty of those near-Earth space rocks. That means Rubin isn’t just an astronomer’s dream. It’s also a defender of the world.
How to Train An Astronaut: Visiting NASA in Houston
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Supercluster’s resident Canadian space reporter has returned to the United States to cover NASA’s next crew mission. As part of the run-up to the SpaceX Crew-13 launch, which includes Canadian Space Agency astronaut Josh Kutryk, media from Canada received an exclusive tour of NASA’s Johnson Space Center on August 5th — everything from seeing a dark-matter detector installation training in a massive pool to learning first-hand about spacesuit leaks at Mission Control.
Meteoroids vs Satellites: The Battle Brewing Above Our Heads
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Tiny micrometeoroids, ranging from millimeters to centimeters in size, constantly rain down on the Earth. For the most part, they are sparse enough not to be a high-risk danger. Periodically, though, Earth runs into dense streams of meteoroids, deposited by the tails of comets or active asteroids. When Earth encounters one of these streams, we are treated to a meteor shower, but for satellites the impact risk goes up.
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The Vera Rubin Observatory Might Accidentally Save the World
NASA has a network of telescopes whose sole task is to seek out these potentially lethal rocky missiles. And now that Rubin, after years of heavy construction work, has finally begun its protracted survey of the cosmos, it is set to discover not hundreds, not thousands, but millions of asteroids, including plenty of those near-Earth space rocks. That means Rubin isn’t just an astronomer’s dream. It’s also a defender of the world.
September 8, 2026
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How to Train An Astronaut: Visiting NASA in Houston
Supercluster’s resident Canadian space reporter has returned to the United States to cover NASA’s next crew mission. As part of the run-up to the SpaceX Crew-13 launch, which includes Canadian Space Agency astronaut Josh Kutryk, media from Canada received an exclusive tour of NASA’s Johnson Space Center on August 5th — everything from seeing a dark-matter detector installation training in a massive pool to learning first-hand about spacesuit leaks at Mission Control.
September 1, 2026
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Meteoroids vs Satellites: The Battle Brewing Above Our Heads
Tiny micrometeoroids, ranging from millimeters to centimeters in size, constantly rain down on the Earth. For the most part, they are sparse enough not to be a high-risk danger. Periodically, though, Earth runs into dense streams of meteoroids, deposited by the tails of comets or active asteroids. When Earth encounters one of these streams, we are treated to a meteor shower, but for satellites the impact risk goes up.
August 25, 2026
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The Total Solar Eclipse in Tineo, Spain
Spain saw its first total solar eclipse in over a century on August 12th. The Moon passed between the Sun and Earth and blacked out the Sun completely across parts of Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, Spain, and a small corner of Portugal.
August 18, 2026
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Keeping the Legendary Voyager Spacecraft Alive
Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 are expected to celebrate 50 years of operations next year. From an already ambitious joint mission to catalog the outer planets and moons of the outer solar system, the spacecraft more recently pivoted to charting the reaches of interstellar space.
August 11, 2026
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Satellite Data Told Scientists That Venezuela Was Prime for a Big Earthquake
Satellite data reveals the region was ripe for a devastating earthquake due to the accumulated tension between the two plates. Two particular fault lines — San Sebastian and Bocono, running through northern Venezuela and along its northern coast — appeared completely rigid, not allowing the two tectonic plates to slide past each other, allowing pressure in the rock to build up.