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Mysterious moon towers: Are there bases on the lunar surface? | Reality Check

from Reality Check with Ross Coulthart · host Ross Coulthart

Ross Coulthart explores untold stories using a fact-based approach to address various topics, from unidentified aerial phenomena to other mysteries that often go unreported. In this week’s episode, Coulthart sits down with theoretical physicist Maaneli “Max” Derakhshani to discuss the possibility of artificial structures on the moon, citing anomalies in NASA’s lunar photographs.Watch Part 1 of their discussion here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOmrBWjyUtcWatch Part 2 of their discussion here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyNU8ZJbv1w&t=1s#lunar #NASA #moonexplorationFollow Max:YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@maaneliderakhshani4650X: https://x.com/MaxDerakhshaniLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maaneli-max-derakhshani-9385b513/ CREDITS:Host: Ross CoulthartExecutive Producer: Andy GipsonEditorial Producer: Meagan MedickSegment Producer: Christine JenkinsonAssociate Producer: Will TomasiResearch Producer: Rob JonesEditor: Kanyon Lyons On "Reality Check," NewsNation Special Correspondent Ross Coulthart takes a fact-based approach to tackle everything from unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) to mysteries often missing from the headlines. More Reality Check: https://www.newsnationnow.com/podcasts-newsnation/reality-check-with-ross-coulthart/ Email your questions to [email protected] NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans. More from NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/ Get our app: https://trib.al/TBXgYpp Find us on your screen: https://www.joinnn.com/CHAPTERS::00 Intro2:22 Meet Maaneli4:55 Carl Sagan's Hypothesis6:21 Conditions of the lunar surface11:46 Anomaly at the lunar north pole28:30 Schröteri anomaly41:32 De Forest anomalies56:16 Lunar orbiter images1:04:22 Lunar horizon glow1:10:14 Lunar caves1:18:55 Artemis II astronaut observations1:24:21 What is causing lunar flashes?1:29:22 Images from Artemis II mission1:37:52 Final thoughts

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