{
  "id": 16652501,
  "title": "Another Sydney investigation of astrophysicist leads to retraction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/another-sydney-investigation-of-astrophysicist-leads-to-retraction",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-26T18:49:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Retraction Watch",
    "slug": "retraction-watch",
    "url": "https://retractionwatch.com/2026/10/26/joachim-schmidt-university-sydney-investigation-space-scientist-retraction/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The University of Sydney has once again investigated the work of a former research fellow in its physics department, this time resulting in the retraction of a 2014 paper over concerns that data in several figures were likely fabricated. In September, the Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics retracted an article by Joachim Schmidt, who … Continue reading Another Sydney investigation of…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}