An asteroid got deleted because it was actually Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster
Jan 22, 2025 · On Jan. 2, the Minor Planet Center at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Massachusetts, announced the discovery of an unusual asteroid, designated 2018 CN41. First ...
It’s a Plane, It’s a Comet . . . No, It’s Musk’s Roadster
Jan 25, 2025 · On Jan. 2, the Minor Planet Center at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Massachusetts, announced the discovery of an unusual asteroid, designated 2018 CN41. No, that is not the name of the latest Musk child as a companion to X Æ A-Xii. However, it is Musk's Tesla Roadster still cruising around space and briefly…
Elon Musk's Tesla mistaken for asteroid • The Register
Jan 27, 2025 · Scientists mistook Elon Musk's Tesla roadster for an asteroid in a debacle that highlights the problem of tracking near-Earth objects. Discovery of the suspected asteroid was announced in the Minor Planet Electronic Circular on January 2.
Object in space was mistaken for an asteroid. It was a Tesla Roadster
Jan 24, 2025 · According to the Minor Planet Center's notice regarding the deletion, turns out the object was the Roadster, along with the Falcon Heavy rocket's upper stage.
Tesla car mistaken for asteroid as Starlink satellite lights up sky ...
2 days ago · Look up! It's a...Tesla? Sports car mistaken for asteroid as fiery Starlink satellite lights up sky A red sports car belonging to Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk was launched into orbit in 2018 ...
MPEC 2025-A49 : EDITORIAL NOTICE: DELETION OF 2018 CN41
The next day it was pointed out the orbit matches an artificial object 2018-017A, Falcon Heavy Upper stage with the Tesla roadster. The designation 2018 CN41 is being deleted and will be listed as omitted.
Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster Mistaken For A Minor Celestial Body
Jan 27, 2025 · The Minor Planet Center seemingly mistook Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster for a small body in space earlier this month, much to the fascination of the billionaire.
An Amateur Astronomer Seemingly Spotted a New Asteroid. It …
4 days ago · An Amateur Astronomer Seemingly Spotted a New Asteroid. It Turned Out to Be a Tesla in Space The car, launched in 2018 on a SpaceX rocket’s upper stage, is one of many human-made objects in deep ...
Newly discovered near-Earth asteroid isn't an asteroid at all — it's ...
4 days ago · 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 ...
3 days ago · The discovery of a new asteroid this month has turned out to be Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster launched by SpaceX in 2018.
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