the view in the sky is striking as the usually whitish moon becomes red or ruddy brown. Lunar eclipses can only happen during a full moon, when the sun fully illuminates the surface. Usually ...

With partial lunar eclipses, part of the moon might look like it's missing, according to Speck. "You've got a nice, crescent C-shape ... it appears red-orange," according to NASA.

A total "blood moon" total lunar eclipse flushed the moon red Thursday night into Friday ... "You've got a nice, crescent C-shape," said Speck. "This looks more like something took a bite out ...

Astronomy fans are in for a treat this March as the full moon will appear to turn red during a total lunar eclipse. March's full moon, known as the Worm Moon, will pass into Earth's shadow on the ...

The moon turns red because the only light reaching it is sunlight refracted through Earth's atmosphere, which filters out shorter wavelengths and leaves behind only long-wavelength, reddish hues.

This dim lighting will cause the moon to appear orange or red — and the more clouds or ... face during a partial solar eclipse, creating a crescent shape in which it appears the moon is taking ...

NASA Project Scientist Noah Petro joins FOX Weather to explain the phenomenon known as the Blood Moon during a total lunar eclipse. A total lunar eclipse will be visible on Thursday night and ...