An Amateur Astronomer Seemingly Spotted a New Asteroid. It Turned Out to Be a Tesla in Space
At the beginning of the year, scientists at the Minor Planet Center at the Center for Astrophysics, Harvard and Smithsonian, logged the discovery of an asteroid identified by an amateur astronomer. Within a day,
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.
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.
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.
Asteroid or Artifact? How a Tesla Roadster Caused a Cosmic Misidentification
Avi Loeb shares the story of how a Tesla Roadster had some astronomers convinced for a time that they had discovered a new asteroid.
Unbelievable: A Tesla Mistaken for an Asteroid
Some time ago, astronomers from Harvard University announced the discovery of a new celestial object named 2018 CN41. However, they later had to retract the statement, explaining it was actually one of Elon Musk's cars.
Astronomers Mistake Elon Musk’s Space Tesla for an Asteroid
Instead of using traditional test cargo like concrete or steel blocks, Elon Musk chose his personal Tesla Roadster to make the mission more memorable. The car has been drifting th
Ali Velshi: Trump reportedly wants some space from Elon Musk. He may have found a solution.
Ali Velshi explains how, amid reports of tension between Trump and Elon Musk, the president seemed to suggest sending the ...
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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 Margherita Bassi The ...
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Lisa J. Kewley is the director of the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA). She oversees about 800 Harvard and Smithsonian staff in eight scientific divisions across CfA’s ...
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This May Be the Most Distant Well-Defined Spiral Galaxy Ever Seen by Humans
Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/S. Willner (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics) / Wikimedia Commons The Webb Space Telescope is ushering in the New Year in a similar fashion to us humans ...
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Harvard professor guest speaker at Clemson University
A Clemson University guest speaker discussed his search for intelligence in interstellar space on Monday as part of the ...
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The Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) is one of the largest and most diverse astrophysical institutions in the world, where scientists carry out a broad program of research in ...
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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 ...