As the countdown to the year's first total lunar eclipse begins, here's what to know about the difference between a lunar eclipse and a solar eclipse.

A total lunar eclipse will make the moon appear red across the Western Hemisphere during the "Blood Worm Moon" this week.

Watch live as a total lunar eclipse flushes the moon red across the Western Hemisphere. The Earth will cast a shadow that totally blocks the moon.

A space robot said "goodnight" to the moon as it completed its mission, capturing the first high-definition images of a lunar ...

The moon will enter the Earth's shadow and create a total lunar eclipse for the first time since November 2022, according to NASA. The moon will turn deep shades of rusty red throughout the more ...

Late on Thursday night and into the early hours of Friday, the full moon turned a beautiful reddish color as it drifted ...

In a total lunar eclipse, "the entire Moon falls within the darkest part of Earth’s shadow, called the umbra. When the Moon is within the umbra, it appears red-orange," according to NASA.

According to NASA, another total lunar eclipse won't be visible in the U.S. until March 2026. Unlike the total solar eclipse in April 2024, the upcoming total lunar eclipse, the first since ...

How a lunar eclipse works A lunar eclipse occurs when ... and sharing that wonder is something I’m passionate about,” she said. “NASA’s renewed focus on lunar missions—through Artemis ...

Photo: Gianni Gattus/picture alliance via Getty Images The Moon appears red or orange during the lunar eclipse because "any sunlight that's not blocked by our planet is filtered through a thick slice ...

Pictures of last night's "Blood Worm Moon," a total lunar eclipse, show the full moon looking red in the night sky.