{
  "id": 4661361,
  "title": "JWST reveals likely Type II supernova from when universe was only 2 billion years old",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/jwst-reveals-likely-type-ii-supernova-from-when-universe-was-only-2",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-31T14:50:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-jwst-reveals-ii-supernova-universe.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have identified one of the most distant exploding stars ever confirmed. The supernova, SN 2023aeaf, was found at a redshift of 3.195—so far away that its light has been traveling for roughly 11.7 billion years. The study, published in The Astrophysical Journal on Aug. 13, offers a close-up look at how massive stars die in the young universe's…",
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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."
}