Are there any telescopes powerful enough to view evidence left behind from NASA's moon landings?

Currently, there are no telescopes powerful enough to directly view evidence left behind from NASA's moon landings, such as the lunar modules or flags, with sufficient clarity. The best telescopes, including the Hubble Space Telescope, lack the necessary resolving power to capture clear images of these small objects on the Moon's surface. For instance, the Hubble Telescope can resolve objects about 96 meters in size, but the lunar modules are only about 4.2 meters wide24.

However, independent space missions have imaged the Apollo landing sites. For example, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has provided high-resolution images of the lunar modules and other artifacts left behind by the Apollo missions1. Additionally, other countries' space agencies, such as Japan's JAXA and India's ISRO, have also captured images of the landing sites using their lunar probes13.

The most compelling evidence supporting the moon landings includes laser ranging retroreflectors left on the Moon, which scientists use to measure the Moon's distance from Earth with high precision35. This technology is still in use today, providing strong evidence of human presence on the Moon.