Debunking the conspiracy: Have we actually been to the moon?

Have we actually been to the moon? Conspiracy theorists have suggested for decades that the moon landing may have been faked.But there’s plenty of evidence to show the United States did, in fact, land on the moon. Here are just a few facts debunking the theory: 1. Astronauts from the Apollo missions retrieved hundreds of pounds of moon rocks.The oldest are 4.5 billion years old. That’s 200 million years older than Earth’s oldest rocks.2. The Soviet Union, locked in a space race with the U.S., confirmed it happened.The Russians tracked the Apollo spacecraft with satellites and picked up radio transmissions.3. The same landscapes captured by astronauts have been matched by lunar rovers. One robotic orbiter snapped pictures that show the base of mountains also photographed by astronauts. 4. U.S. astronauts left behind equipment. The Apollo 11 and 14 astronauts left mirror-like reflectors. These prisms are targeted with lasers that measure the distance from Earth to the moon. 5. You can see the landing sites for yourself. Images collected by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter illustrate the touchdown points of the Apollo 12, 14, and 17.Astronaut tracks and moon buggy tracks can easily be seen.


Have we actually been to the moon?

Conspiracy theorists have suggested for decades that the moon landing may have been faked.

But there’s plenty of evidence to show the United States did, in fact, land on the moon.

Here are just a few facts debunking the theory:

1. Astronauts from the Apollo missions retrieved hundreds of pounds of moon rocks.

The oldest are 4.5 billion years old. That’s 200 million years older than Earth’s oldest rocks.

2. The Soviet Union, locked in a space race with the U.S., confirmed it happened.

The Russians tracked the Apollo spacecraft with satellites and picked up radio transmissions.

3. The same landscapes captured by astronauts have been matched by lunar rovers.

One robotic orbiter snapped pictures that show the base of mountains also photographed by astronauts.

4. U.S. astronauts left behind equipment.

The Apollo 11 and 14 astronauts left mirror-like reflectors.

These prisms are targeted with lasers that measure the distance from Earth to the moon.

5. You can see the landing sites for yourself.

Images collected by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter illustrate the touchdown points of the Apollo 12, 14, and 17.

Astronaut tracks and moon buggy tracks can easily be seen.