Total lunar eclipse will make moon appear red

A total lunar eclipse will occur on Friday morning, aligning the moon, sun, and Earth. This alignment will cause the moon to appear red, a phenomenon explained by NASA scientist Dr. Noah Petro. Dr. Petro noted that the red color results from the Earth's atmosphere projecting sunrises and sunsets onto the moon's surface. NASA currently has two missions related to the moon. One is in orbit and will enter low-power mode during the eclipse, while the other, on the moon's surface, aims to capture images of the event.