GLOW-IN-THE-DARK ASTRONAUTS
FLUTTERING FLAG
THE SHADOW KNOWS
FRIED FILM
NO CRATER AT THE LANDING SITE
ANATOMY OF THE SATURN V MOON ROCKET
BIG ROVER
LIQUID WATER ON THE MOON
THE CLAIM: IF THE ASTRONAUTS HAD ACTUALLY CROSSED THE VAN ALLEN BELT, THE RADIATION WOULD HAVE KILLED THEM
THE CLAIM: THE AMERICAN FLAG APPEARS TO WAVE IN THE LUNAR ‘WIND’
THE CLAIM: MULTIPLE-ANGLE SHADOWS IN THE MOON PHOTOS PROVE THERE WAS MORE THAN ONE SOURCE OF LIGHT, LIKE A LARGE STUDIO LAMP
THE CLAIM: IN THE SUN’S RAYS, THE MOON’S TEMPERATURE IS TOASTY 137 DEGREES CELSIUS (280 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT). THE FILM WOULD HAVE MELTED
HOAX THEORY #5
1LAUNCH ESCAPE SYSTEM
THE CLAIM: THERE’S NO WAY THAT BIG MOON BUGGY THEY WERE DRIVING COULD HAVE FIT INTO THAT LITTLE LANDING MODULE
THE CLAIM: TO LEAVE A FOOTPRINT REQUIRES MOISTURE IN THE SOIL
The science: The Van Allen belts are created by Earth’s magnetic field, and protect the planet from dangerous solar radiation. The belts collect this radiation and trap it in a layer surrounding Earth. But unless you deliberately caused your spaceship to hover within this layer for many hours or days, the radiation exposure is well below dangerous levels, like getting an X-ray.