Harvard scientist pushes back on NASA chief over mystery space object: 'It's not an asteroid'

Avi Loeb, a Harvard University astronomer, stated that 1998 KY26 is not an asteroid, contradicting the position of NASA administrator Jared Isaacman. Loeb proposed that the object could be a lost Soviet spacecraft from a failed Mars mission. NASA has classified 1998 KY26 as an asteroid since its discovery.

• Fox News — Harvard scientist pushes back on NASA chief over mystery space object: 'It's not an asteroid'

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