NASA websites have dropped references to landing the first woman on the moon as part of the goals for its Artemis program.

Long wavelengths of sunlight are refracted through Earth's atmosphere before reaching the moon, which reflects them in reddish hues that may resemble the color of blood. This week's "Blood Moon ...

Skywatchers across America will have the opportunity to see a total lunar eclipse next week if the weather cooperates.

Most of the Western Hemisphere should see the moon change color as it passes through the darkest part of Earth’s shadow, or umbra, according to NASA. When the moon passes through this part of ...

This is an illusion. The brightness of the Sun’s reflected light makes it difficult to see the Moon’s actual color from a distance. A closer look reveals that much of the Moon’s scenery ...

From the point of view of Earth, the moon appears to get a little darker, sometimes looking more brown than the usual whitish gray, though that depends somewhat on one's individual color perception.

with the moon gradually slipping out of Earth's umbra, then penumbra, before finally returning to its regular bright, white-gray color. For those in eastern areas of North America, the initial ...

A total lunar eclipse - the first to grace our skies since 2022 - will happen in March, and it will bring us a Blood Moon that will appear tinted a reddish-orange to our eyes. The total lunar ...

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