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  "id": 16881731,
  "title": "Comets probably didn't seed life on Earth after all, new study suggests",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/comets-probably-didnt-seed-life-on-earth-after-all-new-study-suggests",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-28T10:00:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-comets-didnt-seed-life-earth.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The theory that comets delivered the molecular building blocks for life on Earth is a long-standing one, since comets are known to carry many of these molecules. However, a new study challenges this idea.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Science News",
        "title": "Comets probably didn’t deliver life’s building blocks to Earth",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/comets-probably-didnt-deliver-lifes-building-blocks-to-earth",
        "published": "2026-10-28T10:00:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}