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  "id": 18146002,
  "title": "Erasing the Stars to Find Exoplanets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/erasing-the-stars-to-find-exoplanets",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-04T16:12:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Caltech News",
    "slug": "caltech-news",
    "url": "https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/erasing-the-stars-to-find-exoplanets"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Outside of our solar system, scientists estimate that billions of worlds exist in the Milky Way galaxy alone. Called exoplanets, these celestial objects represent a chance to find other habitable worlds and learn more about our intriguing galactic neighbors. But imaging exoplanets is hard; most orbit a star just like Earth, and they are very faint compared to the blazing masses that appear near…",
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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."
}