Lunar eclipses happen during the full moon phase when Earth casts a shadow on the Moon. Total lunar eclipses occur when the Moon is in the Earth's darkest shadow, appearing red. Partial and penumbral ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. After last night’s “blood moon” seen across the Americas, ...

A lunar eclipse will make September's full moon appear red this weekend... depending on where you are. Lunar eclipses, the opposite of solar eclipses, happen when the Earth is positioned between the ...

Earth is about to see three total solar eclipses in just under two years, with each successive path of totality moving west ...

Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia had an optimal view of the phenomenon. Depending on where you were in the world on Sept. 7, a reddish-orange "blood moon" may have filled the sky. But there's ...

Scientists are calling the solar eclipse that will happen on August 21 "once-in-a-lifetime," so what makes it so special? Here are some facts and figures that have the experts at NASA and ...

As we approach the total lunar eclipse on September 7, we also approach the final eclipse cycle of 2025. If you follow astrology—even casually—you probably know that eclipse cycles have long been seen ...