The Moon’s surface sometimes flickers with sudden flashes of light, brief glows and color changes that have puzzled astronomers for centuries. These so‑called transient lunar phenomena have long sat ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The new moon on Saturday, Aug. 23, will pass unseen. Lost in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Did you see the spectacular “blood moon” total lunar eclipse ...

The total lunar eclipse happens the night of March 13-14. The full Worm Moon will have a red glow, hence the name "Blood Worm Moon." No special equipment is needed to see this eclipse. Sky watchers ...

The countdown for the year's first (and only) total lunar eclipse begins. The celestial event, which will see the moon change to rusty red hues, will occur in the U.S. on the night of March 13-14.

Eclipse season is by far one of the most notable times of the year—they honestly might as well be astrological holidays. In astrology, a lunar eclipse is when the Sun and Moon oppose each other while ...

Tonight, onlookers will get the first glimpse of a total lunar eclipse since 2022, provided that impending storms don’t rain on everyone’s parade. Unlike a solar eclipse, where the moon temporarily ...

Ready for a show? On the night of March 13 into the early hours of March 14, a total lunar eclipse will occur as the moon moves into the Earth's umbra, or shadow, turning the bright white lunar ...