Beginning late Thursday, March 13 into early Friday, March 14, the Earth will pass between the sun and moon, resulting in the phenomena. Unlike past eclipses, this one will be viewable in some ...

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under ...

A new moon occurs when the moon is directly between Earth and the sun, with its shadowed side pointing towards us. You can see a new moon when it crosses the face of the sun during a solar eclipse.

A total lunar eclipse will stain the full moon red beginning late Thursday night. The red appearance is caused by the Earth casting its shadow on the moon. A lunar eclipse only lasts a few hours ...

Only when the moon, Earth and the sun are perfectly aligned is the moon 100% full. And sometimes — once in a blue moon — the moon is full twice in a month (or four times in a season ...