The atmosphere bends the sunlight toward the moon. Blue light gets scattered in the atmosphere, which is why the sky is blue.

Stargazers on nearly one half of the world had a chance to witness a total lunar eclipse overnight, as a rare cosmic lineup caused the moon to turn a striking shade of red. The process to create ...

The event, expected within months, could light up the night sky as the white dwarf gathers material from its red giant companion, triggering a nuclear explosion. Advanced telescopes like NASA’s ...

This is the same process that makes our sky appear blue by day or reddish-orange at sunset. Due to the expected red color, many refer to this phenomenon during a lunar eclipse as a "blood moon." ...

The atmosphere bends the sunlight toward the moon. Blue light gets scattered in the atmosphere, which is why the sky is blue. Only the red portion of the light spectrum cuts through to reach the ...

The storm system's greatest impact is primarily high winds, which increase the risk of extreme fire danger and blow dust into the atmosphere, contributing to the red hue in the sky. In the High ...