September's full moon is this weekend — and it will be a total lunar eclipse, also known as a "blood moon." Lunar eclipses typically occur twice a year thanks to the moon's tilted orbit. Here's how ...
Several countries will get to see the upcoming lunar eclipse on Sept. 7–8, when Earth positions itself between the moon and the sun. This alignment causes Earth’s shadow to fall on the moon’s surface, ...
With the Argonaut lunar lander and the LUNA simulation facility in Germany, the European Space Agency is building the technology and training to have life on the moon.
Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated the overall duration of the eclipse. The moon will appear a striking red color for some around the world thanks to a total lunar eclipse in the ...