The shadow knows
29 Jul 2012, 05:01 UTC
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Forty-one (41) years ago Monday, Apollo 15 landed on the moon and the fourth of ultimately six American flags was planted on the lunar surface. Those flags have been exposed to intense ultraviolet (UV) light and temperatures over the past four decades, leading many to question if the nylon stars and stripes still existed or if the star-spangled banners had degraded in the direct sunlight. NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has now confirmed the famous flags' fate beyond a 'shadow' of a doubt.
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