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A tetrad of lunar eclipses, next one October 8
Monday's eclipse marks the beginning of a special eclipse series known as a tetrad - four total lunar eclipses in a row, with no partial eclipses in between. The next one is October 8.
April 15, 2014
Is Saturn making a new moon?
A small icy object within the rings of Saturn might be a brand new moon in the process of being born.
April 15, 2014
See it! Photos of total lunar eclipse of April 14-15
Beautiful images of the 'Blood Moon' total lunar eclipse of April 14-15, 2014.
April 15, 2014
Why is Mars near the moon on eclipse night?
A total eclipse moon has to happen at full moon. Outer planets are always near the full moon in their month of opposition. Mars reached opposition April 8 ...
April 14, 2014
Times in EDT for Tuesday morning’s total eclipse of moon
Save this chart! It's the times in Eastern Daylight Time for Tuesday morning's total eclipse of the moon.
April 13, 2014
Moon waxing toward total eclipse
As seen from around the world, the moon is waxing toward full. On the night of April 14-15, those in the Americas will see a total lunar eclipse.
April 11, 2014
Beauty from chaos on Mars
Catastrophic flooding is thought to have created the heavily eroded Osuga Valles on Mars ... and the features within it.
April 11, 2014
Astronomers may have spotted the first exomoon!
If it's true this distant planet has a moon, the moon would weigh less than Earth, and the planet would be more massive than Jupiter.
April 10, 2014
Largest volcanic eruption in recorded history
On April 10, 1815, Mount Tambora sent so much crud into the atmosphere that it blocked the sun. What became known as the Year Without a Summer came a year later, in 1816.
April 10, 2014
