"A broadcaster once asked him why he thought the public is so interested in this topic particularly. “I said, ‘Look, people find the situation on Earth to be so depressing that they’re looking for exciting news from the sky.” He shakes his head. “The situation is so dire here.” Then he searches his mind for a name. “Oscar Wilde! Oscar Wilde said, ‘We’re all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.’ I think that captures it.”" (Professor Avi Loeb, The Guardian)