Modern lunar orbiters have photographed the landing sites, including equipment left behind.

More recently, space probes circling the Moon have taken incredibly detailed pictures of the Apollo landing sites. NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), for example, has snapped photos showing the descent stages of the lunar modules (the bottom half of the lander that stays on the Moon), the tracks left by astronauts' boots and rovers, and even equipment like scientific instruments and flags. These images, taken from space today, directly match what the astronauts reported leaving behind decades ago. It's like looking down from a high-flying airplane and seeing exactly where a famous event happened, confirming the original accounts. These modern observations from independent spacecraft provide powerful, undeniable proof.