{
  "id": 19190046,
  "title": "Two nearby rocky worlds could offer alien astronomers views of planets appearing to reverse course",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/two-nearby-rocky-worlds-could-offer-alien-astronomers-views-of",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-09T17:40:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-11-nearby-rocky-worlds-alien-astronomers.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Aliens have long been a staple of science fiction. Yet the possibility of intelligent life beyond Earth is more than a matter of imagination—it is also a subject of serious scientific inquiry. Professor Woong-bae Zee of Sejong University's School of Liberal Studies has recently published an astronomy paper that places the word \"alien\" front and center.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}