{
  "id": 12925516,
  "title": "Astronomers detect mysterious burst of energy from a galaxy far, far away",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/astronomers-detect-mysterious-burst-of-energy-from-a-galaxy-far-far-12925516",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-08T18:00:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/oct/09/astronomy-fast-radio-bursts-frb-radio-waves"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Intense flash of radio waves is more than 10bn years old and has travelled through ‘approximately 80% of cosmic history’ A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, a mysterious flash of energy was released into the universe. Astronomers have now detected that flash, a burst of radio waves which travelled for more than 10bn years before reaching Earth – what they believe to be the most distant…",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Astronomers detect mysterious burst of energy from a galaxy far, far away",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/astronomers-detect-mysterious-burst-of-energy-from-a-galaxy-far-far",
        "published": "2026-10-08T18:00:25.000Z"
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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."
}