{
  "id": 5761172,
  "title": "War on Earth could spill over to the moon, Chinese space scientists warn",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/war-on-earth-could-spill-over-to-the-moon-chinese-space-scientists-5761172",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-05T10:00:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3366170/war-earth-could-spill-over-moon-chinese-space-scientists-warn"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In a rare study, Chinese aerospace researchers have explored how a war could one day spill into the vast space between the Earth and the moon, with rival spacecraft chasing and evading each other, trying to slip past defences and even blocking strategic routes. Spacecraft could hide in the complex gravitational environment around the moon, where their trajectories are difficult to predict, before…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "War on Earth could spill over to the moon, Chinese space scientists warn",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/war-on-earth-could-spill-over-to-the-moon-chinese-space-scientists",
        "published": "2026-09-05T10:00:09.000Z"
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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."
}