We tend to take the moon for granted—after all, it’s there night after night, just hanging out in the starry sky. But occasionally, it does something particularly cool or looks even more ...

Recent findings from samples collected by China's Chang'e 6 mission have provided valuable insights into the history of the moon, particularly its far side. The Chang'e 6 mission launched in early ...

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Stargazers who looked up at the sky last night and early this morning might have spotted the March 2025 "Blood Moon," a total lunar eclipse that colored the moon in shades of red, orange and yellow.

The phenomenon happens when the Sun, Earth, and Moon line up. A highly anticipated total lunar eclipse, commonly referred to as a "blood moon," will take place overnight on Thursday and Friday.

Stargazers across the U.S. and other parts of the world tilted their eyes up into the night sky before dawn to witness the glowing "blood worm moon" staring back at them. The stunning spectacle ...

Stargazers on nearly one half of the world had a chance to witness a total lunar eclipse overnight, as a rare cosmic lineup caused the moon to turn a striking shade of red. The process to create ...

Here are the dates for the full moons in 2025. The next full moon will be on Saturday, April 12. It will officially reach its full moon phase at 8:22 p.m. EDT (0022 GMT April 13), but local ...

The moon has turned red in an event known as a blood moon following a lunar eclipse - which was partly visible in the UK just before dawn on Friday. In the UK, the moon had already set below the ...

Stargazers had a sight to behold Thursday night as a "blood moon" total lunar eclipse appeared in the sky. The total lunar eclipse featuring a "blood moon" took place on the evening of March 13 ...

Here’s who will have the best views—and what gives the moon its eerie red tint. People gather to watch a “blood moon“ eclipse in Melbourne, Australia, on July 28, 2018. On March 13-14 ...