“Remember that the Earth is largely covered by our oceans and is largely unpopulated,” says Danica Remy, President of the B612 Foundation she continued “so the probability of getting hit in your area is extremely low. But the fact is, we as human beings have the capability to find and deflect them — the question is whether or not we have the will to fund the work.”  

Earlier this month two asteroids made a fly-by approach to Earth and the sensationalist headlines took off. We were pleased to see Forbes get the tone, and facts, right.  You can read the entire article here.