The moon dims, the meteors fly, and the planets dance—these are the most exciting celestial events happening this month.

It wasn't just any old orb: That recent splendid spectacle was a "blood worm moon," the colorful crimson result of the first ...

The lunar eclipse, which began just after 9 p.m., occurs when Earth is perfectly positioned between the sun and moon to block most light from reflecting off the lunar surface. Thursday’s event ...

The moon turns red because the only light reaching it is sunlight refracted through Earth's atmosphere, which filters out shorter wavelengths and leaves behind only long-wavelength, reddish hues.

A total lunar eclipse will light up the night sky this week, turning the moon a reddish hue. Here's how and when to view it.

The UK will be treated to a 'Blood Moon' on Friday (March 14), but what is it, what time will it arrive, and where are the best places to see it? 'Blood moon' is not an official astronomical term.

This happens because sunlight filtering through Earth’s atmosphere scatters shorter wavelengths of light (blues and greens) while allowing longer, red wavelengths to reach the moon. It’s the ...

The blood moon is a trick of the light, when the typical whitish looking moon becomes red or ruddy brown. It happens during a total lunar eclipse when the moon is fully in Earth's shadow and a ...

It highlights the use of advanced flight simulators, such as the Command Module and Lunar Module simulators, where astronauts practice emergency situations and learn to operate their spacecraft.

Those are all the regions where day is transitioning into night, and vice versa. The atmosphere bends the sunlight toward the moon. Blue light gets scattered in the atmosphere, which is why the sky is ...

the moon's environment on the Earth-facing side. Aurora borealis: As spring equinox nears, look for the northern lights: We explain why Sky survey: New NASA telescope SPHEREx is tasked with ...

This year’s hot destination is the moon. Two landers built by private companies just touched down on the moon within a week of each other. One landed softly and safely — a first for any ...