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  "id": 6137263,
  "title": "Do black holes have hidden hair? Scientists find a new way to check",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/do-black-holes-have-hidden-hair-scientists-find-a-new-way-to-check",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-07T13:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-black-holes-hidden-hair-scientists.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "When two black holes crash together and merge, the newly formed black hole rings like a bell, sending out gravitational waves with specific frequencies that fade over time. This brief, fading pattern of waves is called ringdown, and it may hold secrets about what is hiding around black holes.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "ScienceDaily",
        "title": "Scientists discover a hidden problem with this popular sugar substitute",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/scientists-discover-a-hidden-problem-with-this-popular-sugar",
        "published": "2026-09-06T15:44:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}