Per NASA, the color of the so-called "Blood Moon" is caused by the same phenomenon that makes our sky blue and our sunsets red: Rayleigh scattering. Earth's atmosphere scatters away shorter ...

Two planets stand side by side as the evening twilight continues to delight and colorful stars shine in the sky this week.

“When [the] moon reaches the umbra, people notice it becoming darker and usually changes to a deep red, however, that is not always the case,” Culbertson said. “The deep red color is why ...

A striking orange-red full moon known as the snow moon will peak out from below the horizon this week. The second full moon of the winter, the snow moon will rise to illuminate evening skies for ...

The upcoming lunar eclipse is what the Farmers' Almanac calls the “night of the red moon.” During a total lunar eclipse, the sun, Earth, and moon align the moon’s path directly into the ...

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People gazing up at the night sky in a few weeks will have the opportunity to see the moon change color during a special ...

Why being first to return to the moon matters. In late 1957, the US Navy's Vanguard rocket was primed to launch the world's first artificial satellite. But, on the morning of Oct. 4, the Soviet ...

When the Moon is within the umbra, it appears red-orange. Lunar eclipses are sometimes called ‘Blood Moons’ because of this phenomenon.” And just how does the Moon get its reddish tint?