Object said to be ‘long-lost spacecraft’ mysteriously accelerating as it heads toward Earth

Could asteroid 1998 KY26 really be a long lost probe? (Picture: ESO/M. Kornmesser. Asteroid: T.) Scientists have been left baffled by a mystery object hurtling through space that appears to be accelerating. A study by the Georgia Institute of Technology has shown that what was thought to be an asteroid is speeding up due to something other than gravity. The space rock is around 36ft in length, a…