Monday 26 October 2020

Keeping To A Space Theme,

VP1 2018 is a near-Earth asteroid in the sense that it crosses Earth's orbit,


it was discovered on 3 November, 2018. According to NASA experts, VP1 2018 is 91 centimetres wide, 2 metres long and weighs 15 kilos. Its small size means that the asteroid will most likely burn when it enters the Earth's atmosphere and decay before it even reaches the ground. According to specialists, VP1 2018 has a 1 in 240 chance of impacting planet Earth on 2 November, with this in mind Oreo created a doomsday vault in Norway to house its cookies just in case something terrible happens to the world. Cookies aren’t something you’d put into a vault for safekeeping, but the company isn’t taking any chances, as Input Magazine details:

In a video about the Global Oreo Vault project, the company says it was inspired by a tweet from a fan on October 3rd asking if the asteroid strikes, "I wonder who will save the Oreos?" It then sprung into action, working with one of the same architects who designed the seed vault. Except instead of having two years to design the vault as he did with that one, in this case, he had just thirty days before the asteroid reaches us to get the Oreos safely stashed in permafrost.

"As an added precaution, the Oreo packs are wrapped in mylar, which can withstand temperatures from -80 degrees to 300 degrees Fahrenheit and is impervious to chemical reactions, moisture and air, keeping the cookies fresh and protected for years to come," Oreo said, image via Input Magazine,

thank goodness for that! so keep an eye in the sky on the 2nd. and if it hits remember where the Oriels are! as an aside today at midday look at the NASA site, apparently they are going to release some important information about the moon.



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