{
  "id": 3118587,
  "title": "The Solar System Nearly Had 12 Planets Before Pluto Was Demoted",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/the-solar-system-nearly-had-12-planets-before-pluto-was-demoted",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-24T21:21:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Discover Magazine",
    "slug": "discover-magazine",
    "url": "https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-solar-system-nearly-had-12-planets-before-pluto-was-demoted-49582"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Learn how Pluto nearly kept its planet status in a proposed 12-planet Solar System as its demotion marks its 20th anniversary.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}