Astronomers spot Elon Musk's cosmic Tesla flying in space

Thousands of people watched as SpaceX launched its Tesla Roadster to space atop a Falcon Heavy rocket on Tuesday. 

They looked on as the nose cone housing the Tesla was stripped away, exposing the electric car to the vacuum of space as David Bowie's "Life on Mars" played, ushering it to orbit.

Thousands continued watching a livestream of the Tesla and its passenger "Starman" as it flew past the Earth into deep space. 

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But even after that livestream ended, a few astronomers have kept an eye on Starman and its car as they make their way out to an orbit around the sun that will bring it beyond Mars, allowing it to roam through space possibly for millions of years. Read more...

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