Space is big. Really big. In just our little solar system neighborhood, the distances and expanses of empty space are hard for us to wrap our minds around. And there are a lot of loose little bits of rock and ice floating around, some in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, and some on really long elliptical orbits that every now and then cross Earth’s orbit.
Now and then, one big enough to do some serious damage smacks into our little planet. The Tunguska Event was one of those. So was the space rock that created that big crater in Arizona. Now, NASA has a group that keeps track of objects that might slam into Earth; that would be the NASA Center for Near Earth Object Studies. Europe has a counterpart in the European Space Agency. On Wednesday, NASA announced the discovery of just such an object, which they calculate may hit Earth, and it has enough mass to really make a mess.
Fortunately, the odds of it hitting Earth are under one percent. In 2032. So, don’t panic.
A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of smacking Earth in 2032, space agency officials said Wednesday.
Scientists put the odds of a strike at slightly more than 1%.
“We are not worried at all, because of this 99 percent chance it will miss,” said Paul Chodas, director of NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies. “But it deserves attention.”
First spotted last month by a telescope in Chile, the near-Earth asteroid — designated 2024 YR4 — is estimated to be 130 to 330 feet (40 to 100 meters) across.
So, probably not anything to worry about. Even if it does hit Earth, we should still take an even strain; if it hits a settled area, that would be bad, but it’s not anything like the one that did in the dinosaurs, so not an extinction-level event – and there’s nothing we can do about it in any case.
This is interesting, all the same. Why? Because it’s happened before, and it will happen again. The solar system’s kind of a messy place. There are a lot of things floating around, and we can only watch a small portion of the sky. […]
— Read More: redstate.com
Why One Survival Food Company Shines Above the Rest
Let’s be real. “Prepper Food” or “Survival Food” is generally awful. The vast majority of companies that push their cans, bags, or buckets desperately hope that their customers never try them and stick them in the closet or pantry instead. Why? Because if the first time they try them is after the crap hits the fan, they’ll be too shaken to call and complain about the quality.
It’s true. Most long-term storage food is made with the cheapest possible ingredients with limited taste and even less nutritional value. This is why they tout calories so much. Sure, they provide calories but does anyone really want to go into the apocalypse with food their family can’t stand?
This is what prompted the Llewellyns to launch Heaven’s Harvest. They bought survival food from multiple companies and determined they couldn’t imagine being stuck in an extended emergency with such low-quality food. They quickly discovered that freeze drying food for long-term storage doesn’t have to mean sacrificing flavor, consistency, or nutrition.
Their ingredients are all-American. In fact, they’re locally sourced and all-natural! This allows their products to be the highest quality on the market, so good that their customers often break open a bag in a pinch to eat because they want to, not just because they have to due to an emergency.
At Heaven’s Harvest, their only focus is amazing food. They don’t sell bugout bags, solar chargers, or multitools. They have one mission – feeding Americans in times of crisis.
What they DO offer is the ability for people to thrive in times of greatest need. On top of long-term storage food, they offer seeds to help Americans for the truly long-term. They want them to grow their own food if possible which is why they offer only Heirloom, Non-GMO, Non-Hybrid, Open-Pollinated seeds so their customers can build permanent food security on their own property.
