Conspiracy theorists have long questioned whether the moon landing, a defining moment in American history, really happened, but a Silicon Valley company says it can prove the moon landing was no hoax.
Engineers working for graphic chip maker Nvidia say they have "proof" that U.S. astronauts definitely did step foot on the lunar surface back in the summer of 1969.
Using advanced modeling, and what the company calls "global lighting,” senior director of content development Mark Daly and Nvidia’s engineers worked to try and debunk conspiracy theorists’ two main arguments against the lunar landing.
The first: Where are the stars? By cranking up the brightness using modern technology, the stars in the lunar sky become visible. “The stars were really there,” Daly said. “They were always there.”
The second: What about that bright light that lit up astronaut Buzz Aldrin as he came onto the lunar surface? Technology tackled that one, too. Nvidia’s advanced modeling led engineers to conclude the light was coming off astronaut Neil Armstrong’s spacesuit, illuminating Aldrin.
There you have it.
Back on earth, Nvidia's new lighting technology will, among other things, be used in video games to make the atmosphere look more realistic.
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In cool conspiracy news, @nvidia just proved we landed on the moon. Next, it will decipher @thomyorke's recent tweets. — scott budman (@scottbudman) September 22, 2014
