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  "id": 5654537,
  "title": "Rescue satellite gets close to NASA's doomed telescope, even if it can't save it",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/rescue-satellite-gets-close-to-nasas-doomed-telescope-even-if-it-cant-5654537",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-04T15:08:28.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://abcnews.com/Technology/wireStory/rescue-satellite-gets-close-nasas-doomed-telescope-save-136203113"
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "A private spacecraft that was supposed to save NASA's sinking Swift Observatory has managed to come within nine miles of the doomed spacecraft and even snap pictures",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Rescue satellite gets close to NASA’s doomed telescope, even if it can’t save it",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/rescue-satellite-gets-close-to-nasas-doomed-telescope-even-if-it-cant",
        "published": "2026-09-04T14:09:38.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "Rescue satellite gets close to NASA's doomed telescope, even if it can't save it",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/rescue-satellite-gets-close-to-nasas-doomed-telescope-even-if-it-cant-5576707",
        "published": "2026-09-04T14:52:33.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Physics World",
        "title": "Quiz of the week: how much data will NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope produce each day?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/quiz-of-the-week-how-much-data-will-nasas-nancy-grace-roman-telescope",
        "published": "2026-09-04T15:00:40.000Z"
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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."
}