Parts of the Americas was treated to a Total Lunar Eclipse (also known as a "blood moon") in March. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech ...

which has led to the nickname “blood moon” for a lunar eclipse, according to NASA. That shadow isn’t perfect, so sunbeams sneak around the shadow’s edges, bathing the moon in warm hues.

This is when a so-called “blood moon” lunar eclipse plays out, visible in North and South America, parts of Africa, the Pacific, and Europe. So what causes a lunar eclipse, when is the best ti ...

Article continues below A spectacular 'Blood Moon' partial lunar eclipse shone before dawn in March, just two weeks before the UK was treated to a rare partial solar eclipse, when the Moon moved ...

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As the cold winter night began to set and the Moon was bright, the Physics and Planetary Sciences Department hosted a lunar ...

but not blood red. The moon’s color in totality can also vary depending upon the amount of dust, volcanic ash, or other particulate matter in the atmosphere, and because of cloud cover, according to ...