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News that astronomers recently mistook Elon Musk's Roadster for an asteroid is doing the rounds on X. The electric sports car was used as the dummy payload for the February 2018 Falcon Heavy test flight, though it eventually went on to become an artificial satellite of the Sun.
The Falcon Heavy was launched seven years ago, and the car recently swerved 150,000 miles away from Earth. The news has since been drawing mixed reactions, with one coming in from Musk himself:
"My car is orbiting Earth and Mars."
Users have since begun pouring in with hilarious comments, and we've rounded up some of these to brighten up your day. Have fun!
Users react to the news of Elon Musk's car, Roadster being mistaken for an asteroid
Check out this one user's (@kcole93655889) prayer for Elon Musk's car as it continues its journey in space:
"Hopefully there’s no traffic! [laughing emoji]."
Check out even more hilarious reactions below:
"Imagine you’re flying through space years from now and you come across this [laughing emoji]," someone joked.
"Lesson learned: Don't let valets park your car," another jested.
"Do you have registration and insurance for your space car and should I ask Grok if it is legal to fly over Ca.?" one user joked.
"300 years from now, some alien ship will find it and incorporate it into their mainframe, and then head back to Earth, destroying 3 Klingon D7 Battle Cruisers along the way," someone else quipped.
One user (@Stillvious) jokingly asked for their very own asteroid, one that happens to be in St. Patrick's colors and logo:
Another (@WorldHallOfFun) jokingly suggested that this may have been the image behind the inspiration for the truck:
A third user (@Justjoe1911) took advantage of the situation to deliver this smart pun:
For some reason, this user (@blaynworman) was in disbelief that the X CEO's car would be in space in the first place, as they reacted with the following GIF and no caption attached:
Finally, check out how this one user (@Gigi17904726543) reacted upon learning of the news that Elon Musk's car was mistakenly identified as an asteroid:
Another user (@niloflavarado) suggested that Elon Musk's car Roadster may even be better than an asteroid:
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What do you feel about Elon Musk's car, Roadster, being wrongly identified as an asteroid? The user (@MarioNawfal) who tweeted about the incident in the first place on X jokingly handed out a free piece of advice: "Always double-check your ‘asteroids.’"
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