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Asteroid Scare Prompts NASA to Formalize Response An unprecedented asteroid scare in January 2004 has prompted NASA to set up a formal process for notifying top officials in the future of any impending impacts. BBC News: Government Prepares for Space Impact The UK government is to establish a panel of experts to advise on the risk of the Earth being hit by an asteroid or comet, and plans for evacuation and/or deflection. China Daily: Dangerous Space Rocks Under Watch Astronomers say they are well on their way to finding every asteroid that poses a threat. CNN - Scientists Want to be Ready to Block Asteroid from Hitting Earth Scientists gather to discuss ways of aggressively defending the planet from an asteroid, including detonating nukes in space. Impact Describes the threat of a comet impact with Earth and provides a plan of action to survive a large impact. Impact Parameters Online calculator for cratering effects of hypothetical asteroid impacts. Meteor Defense An argument for reducing global tension by developing a defense against impacts with Near Earth Objects. The SpaceGuard UK Portal National focus in the UK for studies into the threat posed to the Earth by collisions with asteroids and comets. U.S. Summons Experts to Draft Asteroid Defense Plan A Cincinnati Post news story about a meeting called by the U.S. government on the chances of an asteroid strike and a possible defense for it.

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