Moon-Day! Skywatchers Catch a 'Blood Moon' Eclipse and Mars

Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 03:14 in Astronomy & Space

The first total lunar eclipse in more than two years turned the moon into a cosmic red ball early Tuesday —and there's still more to come.Total lunar eclipses occur when Earth is positioned precisely between the sun and the full moon.

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