Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto.

A lunar eclipse happens when the sun, Earth and moon all align so that the moon passes into the Earth's shadow. During a total lunar eclipse, like the one happening this March, the entire moon ...

A total lunar eclipse occurs when Earth is positioned directly between the sun and a full moon, causing the planet's darkest shadow, its umbra, to cover the lunar surface. The moon turns red ...

Although 50% of the Moon is constantly being illuminated by the Sun, there are a few days each month when the Earth gets involved – and it's a beautiful event to capture. Earthshine is a dull glow to ...

Too much sun can do more than turn your skin red or brown—it can actually make you sick. Sun poisoning is an extreme form of sunburn. It doesn’t only affect your skin; it also causes an inflammatory ...

BETHLEHEM — It’s time to rewrite the record books. After taking his 200th career victory at the Southeast AA regionals tournament, Aaron Seidel put himself at the very top of the Pennsylvania ...

A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth is positioned between the moon and sun, blocking sunlight from the moon. During a total lunar eclipse, the moon appears dim and reddish orange.

Intuitive Machines' IM-2 Athena lander ended up on its side on the moon, forcing a premature end ... "With the direction of the sun, the orientation of the solar panels, and extreme cold ...

That most certainly was not the case. Your Midday Sun Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. Fans at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Tex., and online were left bewildered by ...

The IM-2 mission could also help to answer broader questions about why there is ice in the inner solar system, closer to the Sun's warming rays. "The permanently shadowed regions on the Moon are ...

Newly released-footage shows the moment Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost became the first commercial spacecraft to successfully land on the Moon. It touched down in the Mare Crisium basin ...