On March 13-14, 2025, skywatchers in the Americas will witness a total lunar eclipse that mirrors one Christopher Columbus is said to have used to his advantage over five centuries ago.

Furthermore, the more dust or clouds present in Earth's atmosphere at that time can enhance this reddish appearance. Thus, ...

Lunar eclipses, also known as 'blood moons,' occur twice a year on average. But this is an exact replica of one not seen ...

Late on Thursday night and into the early hours of Friday, the full moon turned a beautiful reddish color as it drifted ...

Columbus deceitfully warned the Arawak people that his god would extinguish the moon in anger if they did not help him by ...

The full Moon this month is also known as the Worm Moon, believed to come from seeing more earthworms as we get closer to ...

The eclipse begins at 11:57 p.m. ET Thursday ... In 1504, the explorer Christopher Columbus was stranded in Jamaica and awaiting rescue. The local people there were tired of provisioning him ...

As skywatchers gear up for a total lunar eclipse this week, a well-documented episode highlights how Christopher Columbus, the famed explorer and navigator, leveraged his astronomical knowledge to his ...