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  "id": 10487730,
  "title": "How the Infant Universe Got Its First Heavy Elements",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/how-the-infant-universe-got-its-first-heavy-elements",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-28T16:12:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Universe Today",
    "slug": "universe-today",
    "url": "https://www.universetoday.com/articles/how-the-infant-universe-got-its-first-heavy-elements"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Way back in the earliest epochs of the Universe, the Big Bang was followed by a period called the Cosmic Dark Ages. It was a time when the cosmic soup of primordial particles was so thick that light couldn't propagate. Hence the term \"dark\"; also, because, even with our best telescopes, we can't see \"into\" that epoch. Although we don't have a definite \"century by century\" timeline of activity,…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}