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As a GeekDad who also works in the space program, I often think about all of the myths and conspiracies associated with space exploration and how I will ensure that my Geekling will be brought up with the ability to ...

(CNN) — It captivated millions of people around the world for eight days in the summer of 1969. It brought glory to the embattled U.S. space program and inspired beliefs that anything was possible. Moon landing hoax theorists point to ...

By Maggie Fox, Health and Science EditorWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The original recordings of the first humans landing on the moon 40 years ago were erased and re-used, but newly restored copies of the original broadcast look even better, NASA officials ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The original recordings of the first humans landing on the moon 40 years ago were erased and re-used, but newly restored copies of the original broadcast look even better, NASA officials said on Thursday. Slideshow ( 10 ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The original recordings of the first humans landing on the moon 40 years ago were erased and re-used, but newly restored copies of the original broadcast look even better, NASA officials said on Thursday. Slideshow ( 10 ...

July 19, 2009— — It is perhaps the most iconic image of the 20th century: man landing on the moon, planting an American flag and saying those famous words: “…one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.” It ...

1) When the astronauts are putting up the American flag it waves. There is no wind on the Moon. The flag is held up by a horizontal bar and simply moves when it is unfurled and as the pole is ...

They walk among us, seemingly little different from you or me. Most of the time, you would never know of their true nature — except that occasionally, they feel compelled to speak up. Take an example from Lens, this newspaper’s ...

The fluttering flag Claim: The planted US flag waves in the wind, which is impossible without an atmosphere. Why it’s nonsense: The flag doesn’t move in any of the videos except when touched by Neil Armstrong or Buzz Aldrin. But ...

Sceptic: If the Apollo astronauts had really travelled to the moon, they would have been cooked by a giant belt of lethal space radiation Believer: These ‘Van Allen belts’, where the Earth’s magnetic field concentrates solar radiation, would be dangerous ...

In 2005,Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, special effects experts better known by thetitle of their popular Discovery Channel series, “MythBusters”, wereasked during an interview about the myth they would most like to test providedan unlimited budget. “Jamie and I have ...