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As the Moon begins its journey back toward the sun, the opposite side of the Moon now reflects the Moon’s light. June's ...
Christina Zeringue is the chief safety and mission assurance officer at NASA's Stennis Space Center. She is responsible for ...
Photographer Petr Horálek observed both a lunar eclipse and a galaxy of stars from the the US National Science Foundation’s ...
THERE’S some real stars quality in the nightscapes nominated for the annual Milky Way Photographer of the Year.  Photos taken from space, Chile and the US are all in the running for the ...
As NASA and SpaceX pivot toward speeding astronauts to Mars, U.S. scientists are testing technologies that could transform the Red Planet into an astonishing new Eden.
NASA's PUNCH mission, a tiny constellation of four satellites, captured a photo of the moon drifting across the sky through a ...
Parts of the Americas was treated to a Total Lunar Eclipse (also known as a "blood moon") in March. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech ...
NASA scientists believe that a lunar eclipse occurred during the crucifixion of Jesus, based on data from its astronomical models. An article from the space agency noted that the Christian Bible ...
artplus “Christian texts mention that the moon turned to blood after Jesus’s crucifixion — potentially referring to a lunar eclipse, during which the moon takes on a reddish hue,” NASA ...
NASA's models, which trace the positions of the Earth, moon, and sun through history, show a lunar eclipse occurred on Friday, April 3, 33AD — the year traditionally linked to Jesus' death.
A rare "blood moon" total lunar eclipse is now visible in parts of the US. NASA has confirmed that no special glasses or equipment are required to see it. A rare "blood moon" total lunar eclipse ...
In a total lunar eclipse, "the entire Moon falls within the darkest part of Earth’s shadow, called the umbra. When the Moon is within the umbra, it appears red-orange," according to NASA.