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  "id": 360230,
  "title": "UK observatory nervously watches growing space junk threat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/uk-observatory-nervously-watches-growing-space-junk-threat",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-09T08:22:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnists/2026/08/1507565/uk-observatory-nervously-watches-growing-space-junk-threat"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "IN the sweeping shadow of a satellite dish, staff at the Chilbolton Observatory in southern England track a growing number of objects in Earth’s orbit, providing data that underpins Britain’s space monitoring efforts.",
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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."
}