{
  "id": 7519742,
  "title": "Venus May Have Devoured Its Own Moon, Astrophysicists Suggest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/venus-may-have-devoured-its-own-moon-astrophysicists-suggest",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T09:09:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/tech/venus-may-have-devoured-its-own-moon-astrophysicists-suggest"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Venus's lack of a moon has long puzzled scientists studying the planet closest in size and structure to Earth. A new theory presented this week offers an explanation that sounds almost like science fiction: Venus may have swallowed its own satellite whole. A Case of Celestial Cannibalism According to a study published in The Astrophysical Journal by researchers at the University of California,…",
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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."
}