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.
Impact Parameters
Online calculator for cratering effects of hypothetical asteroid impacts.
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.