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 of how sunlight strikes the moon's surface after passing through the ...

Stargazers across a swathe of the world marvelled at a dramatic red "Blood Moon" during a rare total lunar eclipse in the early hours of Friday morning. The celestial spectacle was visible in the ...

Total Eclipse: The moon is completely in Earth’s umbra (the darkest part of its shadow), causing it to take on the dramatic red color. Partial Eclipse (again): The shadow begins to retreat ...