{
  "id": 16813869,
  "title": "Double debris disk orbiting a dead star hints at our solar system's future",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/double-debris-disk-orbiting-a-dead-star-hints-at-our-solar-systems",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-27T22:00:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-debris-disk-orbiting-dead-star.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Astronomers using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) have found a rare disk of debris around a dead star that provides a glimpse of what may happen to our solar system. Unlike in similar systems previously found, the debris—the leftovers of planets that once orbited the star—is organized in a double disk, the two parts separated by a clear gap. The disk appears…",
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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."
}