In Photos: March Blood Moon Total Lunar Eclipse Lights Up the Sky
The full moon eclipse is seen from the Foster Observatory telescope in Santiago, Chile, on March 14, 2025. Javier Torres/AFP via Getty Images

In Photos: March Blood Moon Total Lunar Eclipse Lights Up the Sky

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A total lunar eclipse turned the moon red from Thursday night into Friday morning across the Western Hemisphere.

Lunar eclipses happen when the moon, Earth, and sun align just so. The Earth casts a shadow that can partially or totally blot out the moon.