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  "id": 1755722,
  "title": "Our Milky Way galaxy gobbled up a smaller galaxy about 11.8 billion years ago, scientists find",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/our-milky-way-galaxy-gobbled-up-a-smaller-galaxy-about-11-8-billion-1755722",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-18T16:58:35.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "cbc-news-cbc",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/milky-way-9.7310896"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Scientists observing clusters of stars congregated near the Milky Way's centre have discovered evidence that our galaxy swallowed a smaller galaxy roughly 11.8 billion years ago, when the universe was less than 15 per cent of its current age.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "The Milky Ways center holds the ruins of another ancient galaxy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/the-milky-ways-center-holds-the-ruins-of-another-ancient-galaxy",
        "published": "2026-08-18T09:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "The Milky Way devoured a smaller galaxy about 11.8 billion years ago",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/the-milky-way-devoured-a-smaller-galaxy-about-11-8-billion-years-ago",
        "published": "2026-08-18T09:00:57.000Z"
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        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Our Milky Way galaxy gobbled up a smaller galaxy about 11.8 billion years ago, scientists find",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/our-milky-way-galaxy-gobbled-up-a-smaller-galaxy-about-11-8-billion",
        "published": "2026-08-18T16:58:35.000Z"
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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."
}