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  "id": 913784,
  "title": "Water and Dust Found Surviving near Milky Way’s Central Black Hole",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/water-and-dust-found-surviving-near-milky-ways-central-black-hole",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-14T22:02:14.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.sci.news/astronomy/water-dust-star-milky-ways-central-black-hole-14993.html"
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "Using data from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers found that IRS 3 is still forging silicate dust and harboring water molecules despite the Galaxy’s most extreme radiation environment. The post Water and Dust Found Surviving near Milky Way’s Central Black Hole appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News .",
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        "outlet": "The New York Times",
        "title": "Telescope Spots Two Black Holes on the Cusp of Merging",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/telescope-spots-two-black-holes-on-the-cusp-of-merging",
        "published": "2026-08-12T08:00:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "Space travel doesn't affect the strength of heart muscle cells, study finds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/space-travel-doesnt-affect-the-strength-of-heart-muscle-cells-study",
        "published": "2026-08-12T22:20:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Space.com",
        "title": "Water can survive surprisingly close to the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, James Webb Space Telescope finds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/water-can-survive-surprisingly-close-to-the-milky-ways-supermassive",
        "published": "2026-08-14T15:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ScienceAlert",
        "title": "'Especially Exciting': JWST Finds Water Surviving Surprisingly Close to Our Galaxy's Supermassive Black Hole",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/especially-exciting-jwst-finds-water-surviving-surprisingly-close-to",
        "published": "2026-08-17T13:00:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
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