Astronomers mistook a car SpaceX blasted into space years ago as an asteroid. The brief mix-up highlights the sometimes ...
Astronomers have retracted the discovery of a new asteroid after realizing the object was the remains of Elon Musk's Tesla ...
The car, launched in 2018 on a SpaceX rocket’s upper stage, is one of many human-made objects in deep space that could ...
Less than 24 hours after the Minor Planet Center announced a new asteroid, it said the object was actually Musk's electric ...
The discovery of a new asteroid this month has turned out to be Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster launched by SpaceX in 2018.
A space law expert has said Elon Musk could be in deep trouble his personal Tesla car crashed back into the planet.
Cameras attached to the Tesla sports car capture a photograph ... Still, mistaking a spacecraft or human-made object for an asteroid is troublesome for the Minor Planet Center, which is tasked ...
“If we’re confused about whether something is an unknown asteroid or a Tesla Roadster, then it starts to cost us money to do things like tracking it or figuring it out.” That’s why better ...
The discovery of a new asteroid this month has turned out to be anything but. In fact, it isn't even a natural object. "The Tesla case is not an isolated case," astronomer Jonathan McDowell of the ...