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The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), which has been taking detailed photos of the moon for years has provided grainy photos which NASA claims show that the flags on the moon are still standing(well, at least most of them are).  Scientists speculate the the flags may be badly faded due to the harsh ultra violet light they are subjected to in the no atmosphere setting of the moons surface or possibly due to the fact that Stanley Kubrick’s maid used too much bleach.  But in all seriousness, we here at Snark Critic Pop don’t buy in to all this conspiracy theory nonsense, however we will use and chance we can to show the greatest hero in American history – Buzz Aldrin (continue reading…)

Really? NASA wants the world to know that the “found footage” Blair Moon Witch movie opening this weekend is not real.

“Apollo 18 is not a documentary,” said Bert Ulrich, NASA’s liaison for multimedia, film and television collaborations. “The film is a work of fiction, and we always knew that. We were minimally involved with this picture. We never even saw a rough cut. The idea of portraying the Apollo 18 mission as authentic is simply a marketing ploy. Perhaps a bit of a ‘Blair Witch Project’ strategy to generate hype.”

Explanation or denial? You make the call!!!!! (continue reading…)