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  "id": 18923180,
  "title": "A nuclear blast could save Earth from an asteroid, but there's a catch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/a-nuclear-blast-could-save-earth-from-an-asteroid-but-theres-a-catch",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-08T10:11:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily",
    "slug": "sciencedaily",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/11/261106174532.htm"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A nuclear explosion might save Earth from a deadly asteroid, but new research suggests that hitting the wrong side could make the difference between success and disaster. Scientists found that an asteroid's irregular shape can dramatically affect how it responds to an X-ray blast, with deflection effectiveness varying nearly fivefold depending on the angle.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Two billion people could see asteroid's historic Earth flyby in 2029",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/two-billion-people-could-see-asteroids-historic-earth-flyby-in-2029",
        "published": "2026-11-06T10:35:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Scientific American",
        "title": "Earth's rocks have a missing layer spanning up to a billion years. Scientists finally know what happened to it",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/earths-rocks-have-a-missing-layer-spanning-up-to-a-billion-years",
        "published": "2026-11-07T13:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Nautilus",
        "title": "Earth’s Rocks Have a Missing Layer Spanning Up to a Billion Years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/earths-rocks-have-a-missing-layer-spanning-up-to-a-billion-years-18735168",
        "published": "2026-11-07T15:00:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}