{
  "id": 6428491,
  "title": "Dark energy debunked? Cosmic acceleration may be an illusion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/dark-energy-debunked-cosmic-acceleration-may-be-an-illusion",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-09T03:59:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily",
    "slug": "sciencedaily",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260907201600.htm"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A new analysis of more than 1,700 supernovae is questioning whether the universe is really accelerating at all. After accounting for the ages of the stars that produce these explosions, researchers found signs that cosmic expansion may actually be slowing. They also argue that the apparent acceleration changes with direction, which would be difficult to explain with dark energy. Other…",
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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."
}