The American flags planted by Apollo astronauts have likely bleached pure white after 50 years of unfiltered solar radiation, leaving the most famous banners in history standing as blank cloth - Space Daily

Six American flags were planted on the Moon between 1969 and 1972. Five are still standing — but after more than five decades of unfiltered solar UV, proton bombardment, and 600 thermal cycles between 120°C and minus 170°C, the dyes have almost certainly brok…