{
  "id": 16376545,
  "title": "Scientists correct 155-year-old solar storm mix-up: Train delay was in 184",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/scientists-correct-155-year-old-solar-storm-mix-up-train-delay-was-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T21:29:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/discovery/for-155-years-scientists-believed-a-solar-storm-delayed-a-train-in-exeter-england-in-1841-but-the-railway-did-not-exist-until-1846-researchers-now-say-the-storm-and-the-16-minute-delay-really-happened-in-1848/articleshow/135142131.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A fascinating correction has emerged from the archives concerning a train delay in Exeter. Initially reported incorrectly, researchers have clarified that the incident actually transpired on October 18, 1848. This revelation was achieved through the analysis of railway records and contemporary newspapers, alongside geomagnetic data, which pointed to a significant solar storm influencing the delay…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}