The discovery of a new asteroid this month has turned out to be anything but. In fact, it isn't even a natural object. The wannabe asteroid, announced on Jan. 2 as 2018 CN41, is actually a Tesla ...

Just a day later, the log was deleted because it turned out the asteroid was a Tesla strapped to part of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. "The designation 2018 CN41, announced in MPEC 2025-A38 on Jan ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An amateur astronomer submitted evidence of a new near-Earth asteroid that turned out to be the ...

A view of Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster, with a mannequin nicknamed "Starman" behind the wheel, is seen during the February 6, 2018, live stream of SpaceX's inaugural Falcon Heavy launch.

A story you may have seen recently claims an asteroid spotted this month by an astronomer turned out to be a Tesla in space. Believe it or not, this one's true. In 2018, Elon Musk and SpaceX ...

According to Pearson's work, the Tesla has exceeded its 36,000-mile warranty by over 96,330 times. The car famously pumped out David Bowie's song Space Oddity at the start of its journey.

An amature astronomer spotted a near Earth object and alerted authorities only to realize it was Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster that he launched into orbit in 2018.

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Seven years after SpaceX launched Elon Musk’s cherry red sports car into orbit around our sun, astronomers ...

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.