As the Moon rises or sets, it passes through layers of Earth’s atmosphere filled with dust, smoke, or water droplets. These ...

What color is moonlight typically, and what other colors can moonlight look like from our perspective on Earth?

But this doesn’t really make much sense when you think about it. After all, the Moon isn’t putting off any light itself.

March's full moon will turn a different color for a bit tonight. But why? Here's why the moon takes on a red or orange color during a lunar eclipse.

One of the most common occurrences that led to the moon's altered color is a lunar eclipse. During a total lunar eclipse, when the Earth moves between the sun and the moon, the moon enters Earth's ...

And instead of yelling, beating animals and banging pots together, we now lock our curious eyes with a moon "inflamed with wrath," knowing that the deep red color is a trick of our world's atmosphere.

The moon only blocks part of the sun’s face during a partial solar eclipse, creating a crescent shape in which it appears the moon is taking a “bite” out of the sun.

New spaceship images show that the moon is way more than just shades of gray — instead, the orbital rock was observed to show tints of both blue and red as well.

Skywatchers across East Asia to North America are in for a treat with the rare "Beaver blood moon" on Tuesday, coinciding with Election Day in the United States. A total lunar ec ...

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. While the eclipse will last from 1:47 a.m. EDT to 4:10 a.m. EDT ...

The red of a blood moon is the perfect example of how two separate bodies can have a drastic yet temporary effect on one another. A few things have to line up just right for humans to enjoy the ...