Planetary defense or defence is the concept of protecting the Earth or another planet from extra-terrestrial threats.
The Planetary Defense Conference was held beginning on 2004-02-23 to discuss detection, deflection, policy, law, and disaster preparedness.
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Asteroids, Comets and Meteors :: Solar System

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.
Meta Description: [ An unprecedented asteroid scare in January in which astronomers worried for a few hours over a rock that with a 1-in-4 chance of hitting Earth the next day 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.
Meta Description: [ 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. ]
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.
Meta Description: [ The asteroid believed to have wiped out dinosaurs 65 million years ago was rare but hardly unique, say scientists gathered to discuss ways of aggressively defending our planet from another such space rock, including by 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.
Meta Description: [ Theories & discussion on mass extinctions, asteroid/comet impact and nova/supernova effects, global cooling/warming theories, origin of the universe, pattern mathematics and historical photography. ]
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.
Meta Description: [ 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.
Meta Description: [ Spaceguard UK is the 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.
Meta Description: [ The U.S. federal government is summoning the world's top scientists to an urgent conference this summer to plan defenses against an attack that could wipe out an American city or disrupt the whole country's infrastructure. No, it's not global terrorism. The scientists will map ways to combat an a... ]
United Press International - Finding Menacing Asteroids Is a First Step - Article on a meeting of space experts regarding finding and destroying a potential threat from an asteroid.
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