{
  "id": 17269711,
  "title": "A decade of carbon dioxide data from space gets an upgrade",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/a-decade-of-carbon-dioxide-data-from-space-gets-an-upgrade-17269711",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-30T18:40:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-decade-carbon-dioxide-space.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Every day, two NASA space instruments known as the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 and -3 (OCO-2 and OCO-3) capture more than a million observations of sunlight reflecting off Earth's surface. Using the physics of how light travels through the air, an algorithm converts these raw data into atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) concentrations.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "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."
}