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Why does the moon turn red during a total lunar eclipse? Space 6 days ago Jeanna Bryner © Provided by Space This composite image shows a blood moon lunar eclipse as seen in London and the Acacus mountains in the Libyan desert. The only total lunar eclipse of the year will light up the sky this Wednesday (May 26), when the full moon (a supermoon due to the satellite's nearness to Earth) passes through Earth's shadow. During the so-called Super Flower Blood Moon lunar eclipse, the face of the moon will turn a brick-red hue. The fiery glow is the most dramatic of the three t...

It's a beautiful day on Mars for NASA's Perseverance rover landing Space 2/18/2021 Meghan Bartels © Provided by Space This map of Mars shows the weather on the Red Planet ahead as of Feb. 15, 2021 ahead of NASA's Perseverance rover landing on Feb. 18. Clouds or dust storms on Mars won't spoil the Perseverance rover's big landing today (Feb. 18), NASA scientists said. After a seven-month trek from Earth to Mars, Perseverance is preparing for the most dangerous part of its mission: plunging through the thin Martian atmosphere without slamming into the surface of the Red Pla...

January new moon 2021: Jupiter, Saturn and Mercury get together in the 'moonless' sky Space 1/12/2021 Jesse Emspak © Provided by Space This illustration (made using real images and data) shows the moon in shadow during the "new moon" lunar phase. The new moon of January will occur at 12 a.m. EST (0400 GMT) on Wednesday, Jan. 13. Our natural satellite will make a close pass to Mercury a day later, and while the great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn has passed, the two planets are still close together in the sky and will make a close grouping with Mercury just after sunse...

On Jan. 11, 1787, the English astronomer Sir William Herschel discovered two moons at Uranus! See how it happened in our "On This Day In Space" series!

Future astronauts could use methane to make rocket fuel on Mars Space 08/01/2021 Chelsea Gohd © Provided by Space This concept design shows future astronauts on Mars. A new study shows how future astronauts might use local materials to make methane-based rocket fuel to get home. How will future astronauts get back home to Earth from Mars? According to a new study, they could make rocket fuel from the methane that's already on the Red Planet.  Researchers have devised a new way to create methane-based rocket fuel that they hope could make return trips from Mars far more f...