because our planet's position blocks most sunlight from reaching it. Some light still makes its way to the moon's surface, but only certain shades of it. The colors that wind up there are longer ...

Look for the dates for astronomical events such as a pink full moon, the Lyrid meteor shower, and the moon hanging out with ...

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

Unlike our planet, though, the Moon takes a whole ... of the Sun’s reflected light makes it difficult to see the Moon’s actual color from a distance. A closer look reveals that much of the ...

Unlike a supermoon, which appears bigger and brighter, a micromoon looks smaller and dimmer than usual, as seen from our ...

But because the moon and the planets move in orbits whose planes do ... making for a striking color contrast. Uranus will be high in the southwest, north of the Hyades star cluster and the bright ...

During a total lunar eclipse, shown here from Austria in 2018, the moon becomes bathed in a red hue. Bernd Thaller via Flickr ...

This week's full moon will come with a special treat – a total lunar eclipse, which will turn the moon a spooky blood red color ... What to know about our planet: Sign up for USA TODAY's ...

This is when a so-called “blood moon” lunar eclipse plays out, visible in North and South America, parts of Africa, the Pacific, and Europe. So what causes a lunar eclipse, when is the best time to ...

The moon will appear a striking reddish color in mid-March when a magnificent ... passes into Earth's shadow while aligning with our planet and the sun. When the moon is imperfectly covered ...

because our planet's position blocks most sunlight from reaching it. Some light still makes its way to the moon's surface, but only certain shades of it. The colors that wind up there are longer ...

Prior to 2040, the last planetary quintuplet occurred in the year 1186, and according to Uptain, records show that the close ...