which does not create its own light, is visible thanks to sunlight reflecting off of it. The different phases of the moon appear as the moon orbits Earth, changing our perspective of the half-lit ...

That's why total lunar eclipses are sometimes called the "blood moon." This will be the first total lunar eclipse in nearly two-and-a-half years. The red color comes from the light of all the ...

We see the Moon because it reflects light from the Sun, and half of the Moon’s surface is always illuminated. The amount of this illuminated portion that we can see from Earth varies ...