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Experts consistently say the apparent “waving” of the American flag on the Moon is explained by the flag’s inertia and how astronauts handled the pole during planting, not by lunar wind, and the image...
Apollo-returned lunar rocks differ from Earth rocks in age, formation history, mineralogy and surface processing: Apollo missions returned 382 kg of samples that are mostly igneous (basalts and anorth...
There is broad agreement in available reporting that Apollo 11’s flag was planted, briefly appeared to “wave” in TV footage because of handling, and very likely did not remain upright after the lunar ...
Twelve Apollo surface locations plus many smaller objects remain on the Moon — including descent stages, rovers, tools, scientific experiments and laser retroreflectors — and some of those items have ...
Lunar laser ranging reflectors left on the Moon by Apollo and Lunokhod missions provide the single longest-running, high-precision experiment for measuring Earth–Moon distance, testing gravity, and pr...
The lack of an atmosphere on the Moon means fabric experiences no aerodynamic drag, so a disturbed flag will than on Earth; apparent “flutter” in Apollo photos is explained by mechanical motion and a ...
The Moon does not currently possess a global, Earth-like dipolar magnetic field, but its surface carries localized magnetic anomalies and geological records that imply episodes of stronger magnetism i...
Apollo 11 was the first crewed lunar landing, with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin touching down on July 20, 1969, and Armstrong becoming the first human to walk on the Moon—a moment watched by an esti...
Yes — humans walked on the Moon: Apollo 11’s crew landed on July 20–21, 1969 and Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin conducted an extravehicular activity on the lunar surface, a fact documented by NASA mis...
Yes — both human crews and robotic probes have traversed the Van Allen radiation belts: Apollo astronauts traveled through them on missions to the Moon and scientific spacecraft have repeatedly sample...
High-resolution images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) show shadow evidence consistent with five of the six Apollo flags still standing on the Moon (all except Apollo 11) — LRO teams an...
Apollo 11 was the first crewed mission to land humans on the Moon: the Lunar Module Eagle touched down on July 20, 1969, and Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the surface while Michael Collins ...