The moon turns red because the only light reaching it is sunlight refracted through Earth's atmosphere, which filters out shorter wavelengths and leaves behind only long-wavelength, reddish hues.

“We see it turn red not because of some mythical fire-breathing dragon, but because of the properties of the Earth’s atmosphere scattering light.” Unlike solar eclipses, which require ...

(CNN) — Sky-gazers across the Western Hemisphere will be in for a celestial treat this week when the full moon appears to turn crimson during ... to appear orange or red — and the more clouds ...

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Patient observers can watch this process happening as the gray full moon gradually turns red; displays ever-changing reddish, pinkish and orange hues for a short period; and then slowly returns to ...

Sean Strickland last entered the octagon last month when he challenged Dricus du Plessis for the middleweight title at UFC 312, suffering a unanimous decision loss. The No.2-ranked middleweight ...

DALLAS – A ferocious dust storm turned skies an eerie dark orange Tuesday afternoon over the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex area. Wind gusts as strong as 60 mph have been recorded in the area as a ...

John Cena and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson turned the wrestling world upside down with a generation-defining heel turn Saturday. After winning the Elimination Chamber and punching his ticket to ...