Astronomers mistook a car SpaceX blasted into space years ago as an asteroid. The brief mix-up highlights the sometimes ...

An astronomer there verified the finding. And thus, the Minor Planet Center logged a new object, asteroid “2018 CN41.” Within 24 hours, however, the center retracted the designation.

Astronomers were left red-faced after announcing the discovery of a new near-Earth asteroid, only to discover that the alleged space rock was the wreckage of Elon Musk’s cherry-red Tesla Roadster and ...

(CNN) — Seven years after SpaceX launched Elon Musk’s cherry red sports car into orbit around our sun, astronomers unwittingly began paying attention to its movements once again. Observers spotted and ...