From Asteroid threat to space oddity: Scientists mistake Tesla Roadster for dangerous celestial body
India TodayA team of Harvard-affiliated astronomers announced the discovery of what they believed to be a newly identified asteroid hurtling dangerously close to Earth. However, only to later realize it was Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster, which was launched into space as part of a SpaceX publicity stunt seven years ago. Newly discovered asteroid spotted around 150,000 miles from earth turns out to be Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster, launched in to Space in 2018 as payload on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket test flight. Astronomers just deleted an asteroid because it turned out to be Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadsterhttps://t.co/xcQfjQJP8B — Lawyerforlaws January 24, 2025 The object was initially given the name “2018 CN41” by the organization, part of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. #Teslahttps://t.co/fU8tIsGDKE — Tesla Motors Community January 26, 2025 The Tesla, famously sent into space with a mannequin in a white spacesuit seated behind the wheel, was part of a whimsical stunt orchestrated by Musk’s company.
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