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  "id": 9786845,
  "title": "“Weird Al” Hopes New Asteroid Named in His Honor Doesn’t Bring on the Alpocalypse",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/weird-al-hopes-new-asteroid-named-in-his-honor-doesnt-bring-on-the",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-25T15:36:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Consequence",
    "slug": "consequence",
    "url": "https://consequence.net/2026/09/weird-al-yankovic-asteroid/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The space rock's official name is now (14331) Alyankovic. “Weird Al” Hopes New Asteroid Named in His Honor Doesn’t Bring on the Alpocalypse Ben Kaye",
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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."
}