Asteroid scare exposes flaws in early warning system

By Beth Daley

Globe Staff / March 2, 2004

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It could have been a scene from a B-grade doomsday movie: Some of the nation's most respected astronomers weighed a call to top NASA authorities -- and ultimately the White House -- to say a large asteroid was streaking toward Earth and could hit within days. (Full Article: 973 Words)