{
  "id": 6256811,
  "title": "The danger of viewing the cosmos as a mirror that shows us ourselves",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/the-danger-of-viewing-the-cosmos-as-a-mirror-that-shows-us-ourselves",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-08T08:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Scientist",
    "slug": "new-scientist",
    "url": "https://www.newscientist.com/article/2586903-the-danger-of-viewing-the-cosmos-as-a-mirror-that-shows-us-ourselves/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "It is only natural to view the world, or even the entire universe, through the lens of humanity – we’re human, after all. But columnist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein says we can appreciate the wonder of the cosmos without inserting ourselves as a main character",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}