Newly discovered near-Earth asteroid isn't an asteroid at all — it's ...
Jan 30, 2025 · Astronomers have retracted the discovery of a new asteroid after realizing the object was the remains of Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster and its driver "Starman," which were launched into space in 2018.
When is an asteroid not an asteroid? When it's Elon Musk's Tesla …
The wannabe asteroid, announced on Jan. 2 as 2018 CN41, is actually a Tesla Roadster launched into space years ago by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.The company sent the car (with a spacesuit-clad mannequin ...
An asteroid got deleted because it was actually Elon Musk’s Tesla …
Jan 22, 2025 · To be precise, it was Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster mounted to a Falcon Heavy upper stage, which boosted into orbit around the Sun on Feb. 6, 2018. The car — which had been owned and...
Mysterious new asteroid turns out to be Tesla Roadster in space
Jan 27, 2025 · A strange object initially thought to be a newly discovered asteroid actually turned out to be a Tesla zipping through space.. The "asteroid" was designated 2018 CN41 on January 2 by the Minor ...
Asteroid? Nope, It’s Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster Cruising ... - Forbes
Jan 29, 2025 · It's not an asteroid. It's a Tesla Roadster launched in 2018 from the Falcon Heavy rocket with a ... [+] dummy driver named "Starman." Less than a day after astronomers announced the discovery of ...
Tesla car mistaken for asteroid as Starlink satellite lights up sky ...
5 days ago · A red sports car belonging to Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk was launched into orbit in 2018. ... Space expert and asteroid tracker Marco Langbroek told CNN in 2018 that it was “difficult to ...
Object in space was mistaken for an asteroid. It was a Tesla …
Jan 24, 2025 · What an amateur astronomer recently took to be a newly discovered asteroid turned out to be a Tesla Roadster voyaging through the cosmos.. Yep, you read that right. The infinite vastness of outer ...
Astronomers announce discovery of new asteroid — only to learn …
Jan 24, 2025 · The Tesla Roadster had been blasted into the cosmos during a publicity stunt in February 2018, when Musk’s company, SpaceX, was testing its Falcon Heavy rocket. 3 Now this is an asteroid.
Newly discovered asteroid turns out to be Tesla Roadster …
Jan 25, 2025 · Astronomers mistook a Tesla Roadster that was launched into orbit in 2018 for an asteroid earlier this month. The registry of what was thought to be an asteroid was soon deleted.
Elon Musk's old car just got mistaken for a new asteroid - Chron
5 days ago · The SpaceX Falcon Heavy launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Feb. 6, 2018, carrying Elon Musk's cherry red Tesla roadster to an orbit near Mars. JIM WATSON-/AFP via Getty Images
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