The National Space and Aeronautics Administration (NASA) leads a pretty popular #AskNASA series on a semi monthly schedule on YouTube, where experts answer questions about science, space and more. Last week, the organization changed things up a bit by taking the series to Twitter and addressing the veracity of the sorts of hoaxes and conspiracy theories that folks love to spread pre-fact-checking.
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"We’re diving into conspiracies and hoaxes for a special #NASAHalloween episode of #AskNASA," reads NASA's tweet about the news. "What secret plans do you think we've been cooking up over the years? Drop them below."
Unsurprisingly, Twitter users went bananas, asking the agency all about some really odd theories ("the round Earth is the biggest lie ever told," reads a tweet). But what's even more entertaining than the questions posed are the playful answers that NASA has come up with. Even the official LEGO account jumped in on the fun.
Below, find some of the most hilarious exchanges we've uncovered:
Is this scientifically viable? Please say yes. pic.twitter.com/EGOQz0blmC
— LEGO (@LEGO_Group) October 22, 2020
Well muchachos, HOW you explain Sean Connery running around up there?! pic.twitter.com/Svwnrbl3Dj
— King Gomez (@KingGomezTexas) October 22, 2020
Is the earth actually a cube
— y tho (@mikecox80873511) October 22, 2020
#AskNasa How easy is it to get stuff off of the moon? If I hit a golf ball hard enough, could I send it into orbit?
— Aydin Featherst (@AydinFeatherst1) October 22, 2020
Elementary student asks, Why doesn’t NASA just make a spacecraft to go on an asteroid with a camera and we can see what planets it flies next to? #AskNASA
— Project Discovery (@lsullivan) October 25, 2020
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