{
  "id": 327618,
  "title": "Astronomers Observe Binary Star Orbiting Stellar Giant Betelgeuse",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/astronomers-observe-binary-star-orbiting-stellar-giant-betelgeuse",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-08T07:48:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
    "slug": "the-japan-news-by-the-yomiuri-shimbun",
    "url": "https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/news-services/reuters/20260808-342036/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Betelgeuse is a superstar among the stars — one of the brightest in the night sky, a massive red supergiant in the constellation Orion that sometimes brightens and dims, and adds to its allure with the fact that it may be on the brink of exploding.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}