Tesla, Asteroid and SpaceX

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 space that could potentially be mistaken for natural celestial bodies
Astronomers make a huge mistake and confuse a new asteroid with Elon Musk’s Tesla: “It turned out to be space junk”
The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (United States) had to withdraw the discovery when it realized that it was a car.
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
Mysterious New Asteroid Turns Out To Be Tesla Roadster in Space
The newly discovered asteroid, named 2018 CN41, turned out to be a Tesla launched into space by SpaceX in 2018.
Elon Musk's Tesla mistaken for asteroid in near-Earth collision scare
However, the Minor Planet Center (MPC), the agency responsible for cataloging asteroids, quickly retracted the classification after determining that the object was actually Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster, which was sent into space aboard SpaceX’s inaugural Falcon Heavy flight.
Newly discovered near-Earth asteroid isn't an asteroid at all — it's Elon Musk's trashed Tesla
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.
Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster Still Out In Space 7 Years Later
Musk's car was accidentally and briefly classified as an asteroid in 2025. The International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center issued a bulletin on Jan. 2 announcing 2018 CN41 as a newly discovered near-Earth object.
Asteroid? Nope, It’s Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster Cruising Through Space
Less than 24 hours after the Minor Planet Center announced a new asteroid, it said the object was actually Musk's electric car launched into space as payload on a rocket.
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Tesla and SpaceX Are Building Something Insane!
Tesla and SpaceX are teaming up to build something unlike anything the world has seen before—a next-generation Roadster that ...
Activists Brand Tesla Vehicles with 'Swasticar' Stickers
A U.K. group called Everyone Hates Elon is branding hundreds of Tesla vehicles in London with stickers saying "don't buy swasticars," according to a Novara Media Instagram post. Newsweek has reached ...
Toddlers, trains, and fairy tales — Elon Musk's best quotes from the Tesla earnings call
During Tesla's earnings call, Elon Musk mentioned Superman, telescopes, Hollywood, and inventors shouting "Eureka!" ...
Tesla’s Profit Fell Sharply Last Year
The electric car company run by Elon Musk is facing increasing competition, but investors have focused mostly on the ...
Tesla Earnings: Stock Whipsaws As Revenue, Sales Fall Short Of Estimates
The final earnings release of 2024 finalized another difficult year for Tesla’s bottom line, as its full-year net income came ...
Tesla earnings recap: Elon Musk talks paid robotaxi rides in June, Optimus 'uncertainty,' and more as stock rises
Tesla's fourth-quarter earnings missed Wall Street's estimates, but the stock rose on 2025 guidance and plans for robotaxi rides to begin in June.
Meta, Tesla and Microsoft Upstaged the Fed With Ambitious Visions and Mixed Earnings
CEO of Meta and Facebook Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Photo credit: Getty The Fed is used to steering ...
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Morgan Freeman invested in Tesla and may have earned a 3,000% profit on the company’s shares
Morgan Freeman revealed in 2016 that he was a Tesla investor and an admirer of Elon Musk, praising his visionary ideas and achievements with SpaceX.