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Asteroid 2023 DJ1 is around 14 meters wide, and flamingos can be as much as 1.4 meters tall. But those fabulous birds are more dangerous because this asteroid won't hit us.

CTIO / NOIRLab / SOAR / NSF / AURA/ T. Kareta (Lowell Observatory), M. Knight (US Naval Academy) What would we do if we spotted a hazardous asteroid on a collision course with Earth?

Astronomers studying data from NASAs Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission have learned a lot deal about its target space rock, and about planetary defense.

NASAs Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission slammed into a small space rock last year, and the effects were visible from Earth orbit.

A trio of enormous asteroids, including two potentially hazardous ones, will cross Earths orbit around the sun this week, according to NASA. Heres what that means.

The Harlem Globetrotters, "Into the Woods," and Mardi Gras jazz are among the cultural highlights across Penn State this weekend and next week.

The Harlem Globetrotters, "Into the Woods," and Mardi Gras jazz are among the cultural highlights across Penn State this weekend and next week.

Deep space smallsats face big challenges More than half the cubesats that launched on Artemis 1 in November have suffered problems, underlining the myriad challenges facing small satellites beyond Earth’s orbit.

Planetary defense refers to the effort to monitor and protect Earth from asteroids, comets and other objects in space.

On Feb. 15, 2003, a meteor exploded over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk, showing why we need better methods of detecting and tracking near-Earth asteroids.