Behind the March 3rd Total Lunar Eclipse

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On March 3, Earth's shadow will cast the Moon into dark, reddish shadow. But...what's actually happening during a total lunar eclipse? Dr. Noah Petro explains what causes eclipses, why we don't have them every month, and how together, NASA spacecraft and astronauts expand our view of the Moon. Music: "Now or Never," "Trypophobia," Universal Production Music Ryan Fitzgibbons (eMITS/AMA): Producer, Editor Katy Mersmann (NASA GSFC): Production Support Ernie Wright (eMITS): Visualizer Dan Gallagher (eMITS): Animator Rob Andreoli (eMITS): Videographer John Philyay (eMITS): Lighting Noah Petro (NASA GSFC): Scientist, Interviewee This video can be freely shared and downloaded at https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14981. While the video in its entirety can be shared without permission, the music and some individual imagery may have been obtained through permission and may not be excised or remixed in other products. Specific details on such imagery may be found here: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14981. For more information on NASA’s media guidelines, visit https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/. If you liked this video, subscribe to the NASA Goddard YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/NASAGoddard Follow NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center · Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/nasagoddard · X: http://twitter.com/NASAGoddard · Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NASAGoddard · Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc

Published 2026-03-01 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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