{
  "id": 4652676,
  "title": "Looking for Earth 2.0 in Binary Systems",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/looking-for-earth-2-0-in-binary-systems",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-31T13:52:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Universe Today",
    "slug": "universe-today",
    "url": "https://www.universetoday.com/articles/looking-for-earth-20-in-binary-systems"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "While astronomers have found thousands of exoplanets over the last few decades, the true prize continues to elude them - they have yet to find an Earth-mass, rocky planet orbiting in the habitable zone of a Sun-like star. That’s partially just due to cosmic geography - around half of all sun-like stars near us aren’t alone. They have one or more companion stars that complicate their orbital…",
  "key_points": [],
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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."
}