The moon dims, the meteors fly, and the planets dance—these are the most exciting celestial events happening this month.

Illustration of a stage in the formation of the Earth-moon system. The Earth had recently formed (4,600 million years ago) when it was struck by a large protoplanet, sometimes dubbed Theia ...

A private US company says it has landed a spacecraft close to the Moon's South Pole but fears the machine is not upright. The Athena spacecraft is communicating with Earth, but is not in the "correct ...

A "blood moon" will be visible this week in the United States. The last time a Total Lunar Eclipse occurred was a few years back. Here's how it went.

The celestial event in which the moon turns an eerie red color will occur on March 13 to 14 and will be visible in all 50 states.

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 ...

A total lunar eclipse will be visible on Friday morning as the full moon passes into Earth's shadow. However, sky watchers in Northern Ireland will need to be up early to catch it - and even then, the ...

Night owls across the U.S. and other parts of the world will be able to see the moon illuminated in a dusty red hue as it passes through the Earth's shadow later this week during the total lunar ...

A lunar eclipse occurs when the sun, Earth, and moon align so that the moon passes into Earth's shadow. In a total lunar eclipse, the whole moon falls within the darkest part of Earth's shadow – ...

A total lunar eclipse is a relatively rare astronomical event because the moon usually passes above or below Earth’s shadow in the sky due to the tilt of its orbit. But once or twice a year the ...

(NEXSTAR) – A treat awaits sky gazers in the month of March – the moon will take on a deep, reddish hue as it slips into the Earth’s shadow during a total lunar eclipse. The celestial ...

Thanks to the Moon’s orbit around Earth, the angle of sunlight hitting ... and moonset are given in local time from 40° N 90° W. The Moon’s illumination is given at 12 P.M. local time ...