Two weeks after a total solar eclipse wowed skywatchers in Europe, a near-total lunar eclipse is in store Thursday for people in North and South America.

Just over two weeks separated two markedly different alignments of the Sun, Moon and Earth. NASA’s Aug. 29 Astronomy Picture of the Day pairs the Aug. 12, 2026 total solar eclipse with the deep ...

Just two weeks after a solar eclipse, a lunar eclipse will take place and be visible across North America, according to NASA.

There will be other lunar eclipses visible in the U.S. but most of the U.S. won't see a total lunar eclipse for a few years.

Now it’s the moon’s turn to pull a disappearing act. After being shut out of this month’s total solar eclipse, the Americas will have the best seats in the celestial house when Earth’s shadow briefly ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. During the Aug. 27-28 eclipse, however, the alignment will ...

Set your alarm reminders and get your chairs and blankets ready: a partial lunar eclipse begins tonight across Washington.

The moon has been bathed in solar wind for billions of years, but the two hemispheres are struck by solar wind of different speeds and energies. Now, research based on China's Chang'e-6 samples ...

Learn how to photograph the 96% partial lunar eclipse — a near-“blood moon” — with the best camera settings, equipment, timing and expert tips.

Ancient samples from the moon's far side are helping scientists uncover how asteroid impacts shaped the early solar system. The findings challenge decades of thinking about when those impacts occurred ...