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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander caught haunting images of Earth while preparing to make its way towards lunar orbit. Blue Ghost launched on the "Ghost Riders in the Sky" mission on Jan ...

At 7:36 a.m. EST, today is every stargazer’s favorite moment of the month — the new moon. This lunar phase sees the moon roughly between the Earth and the sun, making the moon invisible but ...

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A private U.S. spacecraft bound for the moon has captured stunning images of Earth one week into its flight. It carries experiments for NASA, part of the space agency's effort to return astronauts ...

The Artemis II mission is currently scheduled to launch from Florida’s Space Coast in early 2026 and will fly four astronauts around the moon before returning to Earth. The highly anticipated ...

Friday, February 21 After trekking close to the bright star Spica earlier this week, the Moon now moves close to another well-known luminary: magnitude 1 Antares, the red giant “heart” of ...

Microsoft plans to soon remove its official web page for Windows themes and desktop wallpapers. The company has not given an exact date for when this will happen. The site, which Microsoft says is ...