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Sci & Tech● Low27m ago · Nov 15, 2026, 4:34 PM

Mysterious object in space: Could it be a Soviet probe missing for 40 years?

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from EuroNews [en] · global

The object, known as "1998 KY26", about 11 metres wide, is moving near Earth; yet something other than the Sun's or Earth's gravity seems to affect its path and speed.

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