Earlier this month, they announced its discovery, initially designating it as a new asteroid named 2018 CN41. It was classified as a Near-Earth Object (NEO) after it was seen orbiting within ...

naming it '2018 CN41.' This asteroid was said to be a near-Earth object (NEO) orbiting within 150,000 miles (about 240,000 km) of Earth, but after the announcement, it was discovered to be a car ...

The red Tesla Roadster was mistaken for an undiscovered asteroid by astronomers.