{
  "id": 873316,
  "title": "Neptune’s tiny moons may be the wreckage of shattered ancient worlds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/neptunes-tiny-moons-may-be-the-wreckage-of-shattered-ancient-worlds",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-14T04:35:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily",
    "slug": "sciencedaily",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260813045545.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "JWST has uncovered surprising clues that Neptune’s strange inner moons may be the wreckage of an ancient cosmic catastrophe. Researchers detected clay-like minerals on Larissa, Galatea, and Neptune’s rings that form in the presence of liquid water—yet the moons themselves show no obvious water ice. The material likely came from deep inside much larger icy moons that were shattered when Triton was…",
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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."
}