Celebrate the moon landing anniversary with books that go beyond the small step

New books about Apollo 11 and the mission to the moon offer something for everyone, from astronomy lovers to fans of graphic novels and self-improvement buffs. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/apollo-moon-landing-anniversary-books4…

Film expert explains why Moon landing footage would have been impossible to fake

It’s been a half-century since the magnificent Apollo 11 moon landing, yet many people still don’t believe it actually happened. Conspiracy theories about the event dating back to the 1970s are in fact more popular than ever. A common theory is that film director Stanley Kubrick helped NASA fake the historic footage of its six successful moon landings. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-07-expert-moon-footage-impossible-fake.html…

Moon landing conspiracies continue to endure

The idea that the Moon landings were faked remains one of the most enduring of all conspiracy theories. Peter Knight – a professor of American Studies… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/328948/moon-landing-conspiracies-continue-to-endure…

See how visualizations of the moon have changed over time

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, here’s a collection of images that show how the moon has been visualized over the ages. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/see-how-visualizations-moon-have-changed-over-time4…

Moon Landing Could Have Infected the Earth With Lunar Germs, Say Astronauts

PolygamousRanchKid quotes a report from The Independent: A mistake made during the Apollo 11 moon landing could have brought lunar germs to the Earth, astronauts have revealed. When the three astronauts flew to the Moon and back, exactly 50 years ago this month, NASA worked hard to ensure that no bugs were brought back from the lunar surface. All three of…

Before moon landing, astronauts learned geology in Arizona

Before Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin knew they would be the first to walk on the moon, they took crash courses in geology at the Grand Canyon and a nearby impact crater that is the most well-preserved on Earth. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-07-moon-astronauts-geology-arizona.html…

Before moon landing, astronauts learned geology in Arizona (Update)

Before Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin knew they would be the first to walk on the moon, they took crash courses in geology at the Grand Canyon and a nearby impact crater that is the most well-preserved on Earth. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-07-moon-astronauts-geology-arizona.html…

5 moon landing innovations that changed life on Earth

Much of the technology common in daily life today originates from the drive to put a human being on the moon. This effort reached its pinnacle when Neil Armstrong stepped off the Eagle landing module onto the lunar surface 50 years ago. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-07-moon-life-earth.html…