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  "id": 118409,
  "title": "Chinese observatory finds most powerful particle accelerator in the universe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/chinese-observatory-finds-most-powerful-particle-accelerator-in-the",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-04T05:00:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
    "slug": "reuters-business-via-scmp",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3362881/chinese-observatory-finds-most-powerful-particle-accelerator-universe"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A China-led team has detected the highest-energy light particle ever recorded, showing that the universe can accelerate matter to 30 times the previously predicted limit. The particle was born in a violent binary system – known as Cygnus X-3 – in the constellation Cygnus. That process involves a dead star stripping material from a massive companion and shooting powerful jets into space. After…",
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Chinese observatory finds most powerful particle accelerator in the universe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/chinese-observatory-finds-most-powerful-particle-accelerator-in-the-118605",
        "published": "2026-08-04T05:00:56.000Z"
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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."
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