detect
verb (used with object)
to discover or catch (a person) in the performance of some act.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
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One of its tasks will be detecting micrometeoroids, tiny pieces of space debris that strike the lunar surface.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026