Astronomers briefly thought Elon Musk’s car was an asteroid. Here’s why that points to a broader problem
Astronomers mistook a car SpaceX blasted into space years ago as an asteroid. The brief mix-up highlights the sometimes ...
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Elon Musk Launched His Tesla Roadster Into Space 7 Years Ago—It Was Just Seen Again
According to SpaceX’s own calculation, the Roadster completed its first orbit around the Sun in August 2019 and made its ...
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Astronomers announce discovery of new asteroid — only to learn it’s a Tesla sports car hurling through space
But astronomers put the brakes on the exciting discovery 17 hours later — after learning they’d mistaken a cherry-red sports car for an asteroid. The Tesla Roadster had been blasted into the ...
Newly discovered ‘asteroid’ near Earth turns out to be Elon Musk’s Tesla car
Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, ...
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Space object or sports car? How a Tesla Roadster was briefly mistaken for an asteroid
Rather, it was a cherry-red Tesla Roadster. Why, you might reasonably ask, is a convertible car traveling through orbit? As some spaceflight enthusiasts may recall, the Tesla vehicle was launched up ...