Asteroid, Tesla 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
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.
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
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.
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.
Elon Musk’s Tesla Mistaken for Near-Earth Asteroid – Here’s Why!
In 2018, during the launch of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, Elon Musk sent a Tesla Roadster into space, which later led to some confusion.
Surprising asteroid turns out to be Tesla Roadster
A strange object recently spotted orbiting Earth has been identified as a Tesla Roadster. Caravan of explosives found in Sydney, fears of antisemitic attack planned These Are The World's Oldest Airlines That Still Fly More than 900 jobs to go as Millers,
Asteroid flying close to Earth turns out to be douchebag's car
Earlier this month, astronomers at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics reported discovery of an asteroid passing Earth as as 150,000 miles away. A citizen scientist first noticed the object that,
CEO of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk says ‘I will never quit diet coke’; internet users react
Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, recently posted on X (formerly Twitter) about his love for Diet Coke. He ...
Tesla earnings call: Elon Musk reveals timeline for driverless cars, humanoid robots
Elon Musk said Tesla will begin launching unsupervised self-driving models in Austin, Texas by June and several other U.S.
Tesla misses earnings estimates on weak sales and thinning profit margins
Tesla posted a rare earnings miss for the last quarter of 2024, coupled with disappointing results amid weak sales and revenue leading to thinning profit margins.
Tesla shareholders raise concerns about Elon Musk pre-earnings
After Trump’s presidential victory in November 2024, Tesla stock surged as Musk’s status as head of the Department of ...
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's CFO says tariffs would ‘have an impact' on company's profitability
Tesla’s finance chief said on Wednesday that the company’s profitability could take a hit if the new presidential ...
Musk sets ambitious FSD goals for Tesla
Chief Executive Elon Musk just set some lofty goals for Tesla's Full Self Driving, the EV maker's suite of advanced driver-assistance systems for city driving. Besides the promise to have unsupervised ...
Tesla (TSLA) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Head of Investor Relations Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to Tesla's fourth quarter 2024 q&a webcast. My name is ...