Countless shadowed craters line the terminator all the way down to the moon's southern pole, while the 54-mile-wide (87 km) ...

This month's night sky is filled with close-range meteors, swirling nebulas, and prime stargazing conditions. Here’s when you ...

Early Friday morning, the Earth moved between the sun and the moon, casting its shadow on the lunar surface and turning it into a full blood moon. It was quite early in the morning, though.

Earth, sun, moon: three objects in space whose interactions have a pretty big impact on our lives. Earth orbits the sun once a year, and it rotates on its axis about once a day (depending on your ...

A lunar eclipse, which causes the moon to look dark or dimmed, occurs when Earth is between the sun and moon and the three celestial objects line up in a row so that the moon passes into our ...

That is why the Moon sometimes turns yellow, orange, or even red when moonrise or moonset is occurring, creating an amazing and beautiful sight in the evening sky. 6 / 6 What do we see and why?

Beginning late Thursday, March 13 into early Friday, March 14, the Earth will pass between the sun and moon, resulting in the phenomena. Unlike past eclipses, this one will be viewable in some ...

Advertisement Advertisement As the moon orbits the Earth and the Earth orbits the sun, the three bodies are forever getting in one another’s way, periodically blocking the view from one to the ...

The event happens when the Earth moves directly between the sun and the moon, casting a shadow over the lunar surface. According to NASA, "The Moon will pass into Earth's shadow and appear to turn ...