A "blood moon" happens when Earth's moon is in a total lunar eclipse. While it has no special astronomical significance, the view in the sky is striking as the usually whitish moon becomes red or ...

The moon is expected to turn an eerie blood-red above the skies of the U.S. in the coming months, due to a rare total lunar eclipse. Late on March 13 and in the early hours of March 14 this year ...

This event will not be observable from the Americas. Lunar eclipses happen when Earth is between the sun and a full moon. During the event, the moon moves through Earth's umbra, the dark center of ...

A blood moon occurs during a total lunar eclipse when Earth's shadow casts a reddish tint on the moon. This intriguing visual phenomenon arises due to Rayleigh scattering of sunlight. The next ...

Walking the shore under the moon transforms every day into the extraordinary. Lunar tide pool safaris take advantage of low tides to uncover the secret world of marine life. These after-dark ...

What does a total lunar eclipse look like from the moon? A NASA-supported spaceship could be about to find out if it's successful in landing on the moon in March 2025. While there, the “Blue ...

As the Moon drifts away, a second partial and penumbral lunar eclipse will follow. A Blood Moon happens because a tiny streak of sunlight skims the Earth’s atmosphere during this, projecting the ...

Lunar tides in the oceans are familiar and easy to observe. Lunar tides in the atmosphere also exist, although their recognition is more difficult ...