W e 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 loo ...

During a lunar eclipse, the Moon appears to turn red or orange because the sunlight that hits the Moon is filtered through Earth’s atmosphere. This is similar to how the sky turns red during ...

Patient observers can watch this process happening as the gray full moon gradually turns red; displays ever-changing ... That's why the sky is blue. During a sunset, the observer is looking ...

During part of the rare event, the moon will turn a red or orange-like color that will be visible as long as there aren’t too many clouds in the sky. “It’s as if all the world’s sunrises ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A total lunar eclipse will flush the moon red Thursday night into Friday ... “As long as the sky is clear, you should be able to see it,” said Shannon Schmoll, director ...