{
  "id": 16748585,
  "title": "Smithsonian scientists just recreated the first 2 billion years of the Universe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/smithsonian-scientists-just-recreated-the-first-2-billion-years-of",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-27T09:48:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily",
    "slug": "sciencedaily",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261026225600.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Scientists have created one of the largest and most detailed simulations of the early universe ever made, offering an extraordinary new glimpse into the cosmos shortly after the Big Bang. Called Lumina, the groundbreaking simulation recreates the universe’s first 2 billion years, showing how dark matter, gas, and radiation interacted to give rise to the earliest stars, galaxies, and black holes.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}