The reason was simple, if at first nonsensical: The object not only was definitely not an asteroid, but wasn't any sort of space object at all. Rather, it was a cherry-red Tesla Roadster.

SpaceX launched the Tesla Roadster on the maiden flight of ... "Worst case, you spend a billion launching a space probe to study an asteroid and only realize it’s not an asteroid when you ...

Space experts had mistaken a rocket body on ... “If we’re confused about whether something is an unknown asteroid or a Tesla Roadster, then it starts to cost us money to do things like ...

Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster fooled astronomers as an asteroid, revealing critical flaws in space object tracking and sparking ...

Having hinted at the base version of the Roadster only being the start, Musk revealed on X in June 2018 that Tesla was working on featuring a SpaceX package for the car, named after his space ...

The Minor Planet Center (MPC) seemingly mistook billionaire Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc. TSLA Roadster for a small body in space earlier this month, much to the fascination of the billionaire.

Tesla says the Roadster will accelerate to 60 mph in 1. ... a “SpaceX package” which taps into technology used by the space rocket company he also runs. This would give the Roadster “10 ...

One thing about Tesla, in case you did not know, is that it will make a bold move and a bold statement. The groundbreaking Roadster engine, said to be more than 1000 hp of power, accelerates from 0 to ...