Blue moon, supermoon, total lunar eclipse rolled into one (Update)
The moon is providing a rare triple treat this week.
The moon is providing a rare triple treat this week.
Space Exploration
Jan 29, 2018
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Skygazers were treated to a rare astronomical event Monday when a swollen "supermoon" and lunar eclipse combined for the first time in decades, showing Earth's satellite bathed in blood-red light.
Space Exploration
Sep 28, 2015
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This month brings the "most super" of the year's supermoons, and on top of that, a total lunar eclipse. In other words, on May 26, 2021, the full moon will enter Earth's shadow—and, when the moon is not in our planet's ...
Space Exploration
May 21, 2021
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In the lead-up to a total solar eclipse, most of the attention is on the sun, but Earth's moon also has a starring role.
Space Exploration
Jul 21, 2017
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Coming soon for the first time in more than 30 years: you'll be able to witness a supermoon in combination with a lunar eclipse.
Space Exploration
Sep 15, 2015
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Astronomers have succeeded in recording sunlight shining through the Earth's atmosphere in a manner similar to the study of distant exoplanets. During the extraordinary occasion of a lunar eclipse, the Large Binocular Telescope ...
Astronomy
Mar 3, 2020
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In a lunar eclipse, the Earth, Sun and Moon are almost exactly in line and the Moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun.
Space Exploration
Dec 3, 2009
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Yes, it's another time-lapse of the October 8 lunar eclipse that was observed by skywatchers across half the Earth… except that these images weren't captured from Earth at all; this was the view from Mercury!
Space Exploration
Oct 13, 2014
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On June 15 there will be a total lunar eclipse visible from Australia, Indonesia, southern Japan, India, a large area of Asia, Africa, Europe and the eastern part of South America. This is expected to be one of the darkest ...
Space Exploration
Jun 1, 2011
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(AP) -- The last total lunar eclipse of the year is Saturday. And there won't be another one for three years.
Space Exploration
Dec 7, 2011
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