The sun’s rays refracted through Earth’s atmosphere will cause a fiery glow across the moon’s surface Thursday night, just before the Earth’s shadow drapes across it. Not only will Friday ...

NASA's PUNCH mission, a tiny constellation of four satellites, captured a photo of the moon drifting across the sky through a ...

Lunar eclipses occur when Earth moves between the sun and the moon, casting a shadow across the lunar surface. Lunar eclipses can only take place during a full moon and are a popular event for ...

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth positions itself directly between the sun and the moon, obstructing sunlight and casting a shadow over the moon’s surface. There are three primary types of ...

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth comes in the way of the Sun’s light hitting the moon while a solar eclipse happens when the moon comes in between the sun and casts its shadow on Earth.

When the sun, Earth and moon all align so that the moon passes into the Earth's shadow, there's a lunar eclipse. During a total lunar eclipse, like the one happening this week, the entire moon ...

Those who glanced up at the sky Thursday night had an opportunity to catch the March 2025 "Blood Moon," a phenomenon that ...

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon is positioned between Earth and the sun and casts a shadow over Earth. Solar eclipses only occur during a new moon phase, usually about twice a year ...

The moon's last quarter - or final quarter phase will occur at 07:59 a.m. EDT (1159 GMT) on the morning of May 20 for viewers ...

May’s flower moon will appear full on Sunday and Monday evening, though this micromoon will look a little smaller than normal ...

Those who glanced up at the sky Thursday night had an opportunity to catch the March 2025 "Blood Moon," a phenomenon that colors the full moon in shades of red, orange and yellow during a total ...