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

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 ...

Those who glanced up at the sky Thursday night had an opportunity to catch the March 2025 "Blood Moon," a phenomenon that ... according to NASA. The full moon technically rose in its totality ...

HOUSTON (KIAH) — According to NASA, a Blood Moon is a term used to describe a total lunar eclipse, or when the Earth moves directly between the Sun and the Moon. This blocks direct sunlight from ...

Eclipses tend to occur in pairs, so a solar eclipse typically takes place a couple of weeks before or after a total lunar eclipse, according to NASA. This time, it will be a partial solar eclipse ...

A total lunar eclipse can be observed every two to three years from a given location, according to NASA. The next total lunar eclipse that can be seen from North America will be in March of next year.

Here’s why and how the moon can look yellow, orange or red without an eclipse and when Friday's total lunar eclipse blood moon will reach totality.

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.

According to NASA, another total lunar eclipse won't be visible in the U.S. until March 2026. This year's total lunar eclipse will be visible over North America, South America, and the Western ...

In a lunar eclipse, the Earth's shadow — called the umbra — blocks the sun's light from hitting the full moon, resulting in a dimmer moon with a distinct red and orange cast. It's also called a blood ...