{
  "id": 6428493,
  "title": "Astronomers detect ancient hydrogen signal that could help map the Universe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/astronomers-detect-ancient-hydrogen-signal-that-could-help-map-the",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-09T03:06:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily",
    "slug": "sciencedaily",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260907201556.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Astronomers have detected an exceptionally faint hydrogen radio signal from billions of light-years away using South Africa’s MeerKAT telescope. Instead of finding galaxies one at a time, the technique measures their combined hydrogen glow across enormous stretches of space. The successful detection shows that astronomers may soon be able to create much larger 3D maps of the Universe.",
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}