This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Celestial enthusiasts across Southern California will have a chance to watch the moon turn red during a total ...

I was just thinking about how Shakespeare used eclipses as omens. Gloucester in King Lear blamed "these late eclipses in the sun and moon" for everything falling apart. Othello imagined a "huge ...

Next month, the Moon will slip into Earth’s shadow and glow a deep coppery red, creating a rare spectacle that will dominate night skies across much of the globe. The coming total lunar eclipse will ...

It can be very dramatic when the Moon slowly gets darker and then turns a deep red. People have been afraid of this sight for hundreds of years. A lot of old cultures thought it was a sign of bad ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A "blood moon" total lunar eclipse will occur on March 3 ...