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Space object or sports car? How a Tesla Roadster was briefly mistaken for an asteroid
What an amateur astronomer recently took to be a newly-discovered asteroid turned out to be a Tesla Roadster voyaging through the cosmos.
Newly discovered asteroid turns out to be Tesla Roadster launched into space
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.
Astronomers just deleted an asteroid because it turned out to be Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster
The case of mistaken identity was quickly resolved, but astronomers say it shows the need for transparency around craft in deep space.
Astronomers announce discovery of new asteroid — only to learn it’s a Tesla sports car hurling through space
The Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Mass., officially registered the new space rock Jan. 2, saying it was spotted hurling through the final frontier roughly 150,000 miles from Earth, according
'My Car Is Orbiting Earth And Mars': Elon Musk On Tesla Roadster After Being Mistook For An 'Asteroid'
It was in 2018, when Tesla and SpaceX boss Elon Musk took the audacious step of 'strapping' a car before launching it into space. In February 2018, Elon Musk's SpaceX launched a Tesla Roadster to Falcon Heavy Test flight.
Space blunder: Centre for Minor Planets registers Tesla Roadster as an asteroid!
How on Earth was a Tesla Roadster electric sports car confused with an asteroid and what was it doing orbiting the sun in the first place?
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Redesigned Tesla Model Y Arrives As Chevy Blazer EV Rival
A redesigned Tesla Model Y electric crossover has a new aesthetic, an updated interior, new tech, and a Launch Series model ...
Asteroid or Tesla? The Cosmic Mix-Up
It looked like an asteroid, but it was a Tesla: the space mix-up involving the celestial object 2018 CN41 was resolved in a few hours. Initially cataloged as a new asteroid, it was later ...
Tesla launches new Model Y in US, Canada, Europe weeks after China
The refreshed version comes ahead of a widely anticipated launch of a cheaper model in the first half of 2025.
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Asteroid with potential of smashing into Earth spotted by scientists - before object revealed to be something very different
Harvard astronomers were left red-faced after mistaking Elon Musk's orbiting Tesla Roadster for a potentially dangerous ...
EV Tax Credit On The Chopping Block, Threatening Tesla And General Motors
[UPDATE] Tesla and General Motors stand to bear the brunt of the elimination of the federal EV tax credit.
Tesla Reveals U.S. Market Version of Updated Model Y, Starts at $59,990
Tesla's Chinese market share is strong — but not as strong as the hold the California-born, Texas-based EV startup has on the ...