SHOCKING REVELATION: Astronauts left behind 96 bags of human waste, urine , vomit in the moon

Astronauts left a lot of poo among other things behind in the moon according to Metro News.

Apollo astronauts who were tasked with bringing lots of moon rocks back to earth decided to leave out some unwanted items behind, to balance out the weight of the rocks.

The items left behind included a telescope and two golf balls, 96 bags of human waste, filled with urine, faeces and vomit.

In an article for the BBC’s Science Focus magazine, astrophysics professor Dr Alastair Gunn, said the poo will have had “no permanent effect on the lunar environment”.

He wrote:

Any microorganisms present in the human waste could not have grown under the harsh conditions of the lunar surface. It is possible, however, that some could have survived for a time as dormant, inactive spores.

So, after 50 years on the lunar surface the human waste, which is now probably just bags of dust, may contain important information on the survival of microorganisms in space.

Humans haven’t landed on the moon since 1972.

Elon Musk, China, and NASA have all vowed to land a mission on the moon in the coming years, although it’s known if they plan cleaning some of the muck left behind by astronauts half a century ago .