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Scientists Found a New 'Asteroid' Orbiting Too Close to Earth — Turns Out, It Was Elon Musk’s Car
Initially unaware of its origin, the center announced the Near-Earth Object (NEO) dubbed 2018 CN41 after the year and month of its discovery through telescopic observations, on January 2 ...
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Elon Musk's Tesla Is Still Floating in Space After 7 Years
The International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center issued a bulletin on Jan. 2 announcing 2018 CN41 as a newly discovered near-Earth object. NEOs include asteroids and comets. The MPC ...
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Asteroid discovered was revealed to be Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster and was cancelled
naming it '2018 CN41.' This asteroid was said to be a near-Earth object (NEO) orbiting within 150,000 miles (about 240,000 km) of Earth, but after the announcement, it was discovered to be a car ...