Yep, you read that right. The billionaire launched a Tesla Roadster into space some six years ago. The Tesla is occupied by a mannequin dubbed Starman, which Tesla predicts could have listened to David Bowie's 'Space Oddity' 496,328 times in one ear, while listening to 'Is there Life On Mars?' 668,781 times in the other during his journey. The car was sent on a trip beyond our atmosphere while acting as a 'dummy payload' for the first mission of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy; a launch Musk himself predicted only had a 50/50 chance at succeeding. People can track the Tesla vehicle thanks to the 'Where Is Roadster' website, though it's actually difficult to say whether the car is even still in one piece. Advert Of course, the recent sighting by the astronomers will come as music to the ears for Musk, but it's entirely possible that the vehicle could be involved in a space-crash and struck by meteoroid. But the scientists haven't found the blunder very amusing. Center for Astrophysics astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell told Astronomy that the car might hinder experts' ability to protect Earth from potentially disastrous asteroids plummeting down on us. Great. Advert "Worst case, you spend a billion launching a space probe to study an asteroid and only realize it’s not an asteroid when you get there,” McDowell said. There is a small chance the Tesla vehicle could return by crash landing back to Earth but it's not likely. In fact, researchers reckon there is only a six percent chance of that happening in the future. Featured Image Credit: Getty stock photo