The privately-owned lander turned its cameras toward Earth as our planet cast its shadow over the moon. It’s not the first spacecraft to do so.

The more dust or clouds in Earth's ... sunsets are projected onto the Moon," NASA explains in a blog post. This is the same phenomenon that makes the sky appear blue during the day.

The atmosphere bends the sunlight toward the moon. Blue light gets scattered in the atmosphere, which is why the sky is blue ... 13th or very early on the morning of March 14th.

It’s like watching the Moon slowly morph from its usual bright glow to a dark ... is a clear sky to look up! For this Thursday night through Friday morning, we do expect some clouds that ...

A total lunar eclipse illuminated a "blood moon" in the night sky Thursday night and into Friday morning. The moon shifted ... that causes the skies to turn blue and sunsets red.When sunlight ...

A total lunar eclipse will flush the moon red Thursday night into Friday morning across the country including Boston, where viewers will have to hope for a break in the clouds to see the spectacle.