A total lunar eclipse will make the moon appear red across the Western Hemisphere during the "Blood Worm Moon" this week.

This process scatters most of the blue light, leaving only the red wavelengths to reach the Moon’s surface. The scene then descends into near-total darkness, just like it does during a total solar ...

The full moon rises tonight. Here's everything you need to know about how to see the first "blood moon" total lunar eclipse since 2022, and the only one visible from North America this year.

Skywatchers across the world will witness the first total lunar eclipse in three years. Here’s who will have the best ...

It's not an omen, it's just an eclipse. Earth will cast its shadow across the moon, turning its surface red as our planet, our moon, and our sun align. That's why total lunar eclipses are ...

A lunar eclipse occurs when Earth is between the sun and moon and the three ... reach the moon’s surface. This dim lighting will cause the moon to appear orange or red — and the more clouds ...

Here’s why and how the moon can look yellow, orange or red without an eclipse and when Friday's total lunar eclipse blood moon will reach totality.

There are three types of lunar eclipses depending on how the sun, Earth and moon are aligned at the time of the event. During a total lunar eclipse, the lunar surface turns a rusty red color ...

At the same time, a little bit of light from Earth's sunrises and sunsets (on the disk of the planet) falls on the surface of the moon. Because the light waves are stretched out, they look red.

Earth and sun caused the moon to appear with a striking red glow. But from the lunar surface, the effect would have been reminiscent of the total solar eclipse many Americans witnessed in April 2024.

You can expect the moon to take on a dramatic shade of red or orange in the night sky during the total lunar eclipse because ...