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Thu 07 Jul 2009When science is reduced to a game, anyone can play
THIS WEEK marks the 40th anniversary of the historic first moon landing in July 1969. Or does it? Conspiracy theories have persisted over the decades, with books, websites and even organisations dedicated to “uncovering” Nasa’s gigantic hoax, writes JOHN GIBBONS
Laughable? Yes, but these theories are difficult to refute precisely because of the impossibility of proving a negative.
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