Californians will soon have the chance to glimpse a special celestial sight: a total lunar eclipse with a blood-red moon. On the evening of Thursday, March 13, the moon will transform into “a ...

turning its surface red as our planet, our moon, and our sun align. That's why total lunar eclipses are sometimes called the ...

Summoning the island's leaders, he warned them that his god would blot out the moon in anger if they did not help him by providing supplies. Fear gripped the Arawak people when the blood-red ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: A blood moon lunar eclipse wasn't always something to look forward to. When the moon turned red thousands of year ago, the ancient Mayans and ...

We could get a glimpse of a total lunar eclipse late Thursday night into early Friday morning in Western Washington, though the chances for seeing the “blood red” moon during the period of ...

Your browser does not support the video element. A total lunar eclipse will occur overnight Thursday, turning the moon's surface red. This blood moon turns red ...

Despite its name, the 'Blood Moon' refers to the coppery red hue that the moon takes on during a lunar eclipse. Specialists at the Natural History Museum explain: "The Moon turns red during an ...

On the night between March 13 and 14, 2025, a rare celestial event will occur—a total lunar eclipse that will turn the moon a striking shade of red, earning it the nickname blood moon.

And a civilization in ancient Mesopotamia saw the blood red moon as a bad omen for the king. The people installed a substitute king on the throne around the time of the eclipse to protect their ...

The Moon appears blood red or orange during a lunar eclipse because a small amount of light from the Sun still hits the surface after passing through Earth’s atmosphere. While blue light is ...

A total lunar eclipse will occur overnight Thursday, turning the moon's surface red. This blood moon turns red because all the sunsets and sunrises on Earth are projected onto it. Watch Earth's ...