you were the earth moon. moon the luck of the. one of the requirements of islam was to know which direction mecca was in order to face towards it during prayer now during the early days of the empire it wasn't so large and this wasn't a problem the scholars of the golden age were very proficient at match making. but as the empire grew and stretched from india in the east all the way to spain and in the sea in the west it was much more of an issue because the scholars also knew that the earth wasn't flat now why does this matter well if you were a muslim in cordoba then facing towards mecca if you just looked at a flat map would involve pointing roughly se what on the globe is different if i attach this string one end to cordoba and the other to mecca then you see the line actually takes you east to begin with and then curves down to the southeast so it's not at all obvious without understanding the earth is a sphere this meant that these stores had to develop an area of mathematics called spherical geometry which was exceptionally

the sun, earth, moon aligned and for a short bit, the moon turned red. just after 8:30 p.m., they aligned. the sun, earth and moon all in a row causing the moon to turn red. >> that was unbelievable. like i literally felt like i was watching a movie, like somebody just pulled a fake image background. it was unreal. >> reporter: the earth casting a shadow over the moon is what makes the moon look blood red and clouds finally getting to see the super red wolf moon. >> i am enamored. i didn't know what i would see, but it was kind of fantastical, if that makes sense. >> reporter: for those who came out it d. at the space and science center in oakland, one of several viewing parties around the bay area. what did you see? >> a lot of red. >> reporter: astronomer gerald mckeegan gave a lecture to the hundreds who came out. astronomers have been able to predict lunar eclipses 2000 years. tonight's celeste ral event may not have created new science, but it created new fans of science. >> to me it is an extraordinary event, to pay attention when mother nature is p

your flight, apollo 8, that initial 240,000 mile voyage from the earth to the moon, that is the flight [applause] ♪ >> i remember the first time i saw earth, our brilliant planet suspended in cold space. i realized how isolated and lonely we are here on earth. but despite the vast distance that made the photograph possible, we had not lost our connection with the natural world. we had rediscovered it. we saw for the first time our one home together in the cosmos. the apollo program overcame immense odds to accomplish something extraordinary. one of history's greatest competitions, the race between powerful nations resulted in a grand voyage of discovery made in peace for all humankind. the journey of apollo 8 marked a dawn of planetary awareness. 50 years later, we are at high noon and the hour for decision and action is at hand. if the greatest legacy of the first flight to the moon was the discovery of earth, our then our responsibility to that legacy is to protect our oasis among the stars, the one home to all known life. the spirit of apollo reflects some of the best parts of human

as for the name a super moon happens when the moon is closest to the earth making it appear larger than usual a wolf moon is an ancient name for any moon in january it comes from traditional tribal naming systems and the blood moon comes from the red color. the blood moon aspect of this eclipse is actually what we call eclipses during to tallahassee the moon can take on a coppery red color and that's because some of the sunlight actually is filtered through the earth's atmosphere and bends and is able to hit the moon and it turns it kind of coppery red and that's because the earth's atmosphere filters out the blue light it scatters it if you were on the moon you would be seeing all the sunrises and sunsets happening on earth at once more than fifteen hundred people turned up at this observatory in california one of many popular viewing parties held down here on earth and people were in a celebrate tory mood. it's his birthday is a super special day they're also celebrating his birthday so it's special for more reasons than just the minutes on her birthday i think i'll give you the moon

and when the moon passes through the earth's we call the on brother darkest part of their shadow that's when we get the total lunar eclipse ok so sun earth the moon all lining up what about the super blood wolf why is it called that were just the wolf come from sure so the wolf part comes from and there's a little bit of argument whether it's from native american culture anglo-saxon culture but typically the beginning of the year january february wolves are in their mating season they're a lot more vocal so because of that it takes on the name of the wolfman. and it's the mating season we're getting these live pictures right now for the wolves and this is what's influencing that apparently the the live images there of the moon ok what about this red cockroach glow we're not getting a lot of that in these of this but a lot of people saw that words are come from sure so that's caused actually by earth's atmosphere so different. wavelength. of light coming from our sun have different likes to them the blue light tends to scatter through earth's atmosphere but the red has a little bi

moon. the sun is positioned behind the earth, and the moon moves into the earth's shadow, turning it red.l as parts of western europe and north africa. a little earlier, i spoke to space reporter jonathan 0'callaghan. he told me it'll be a spectacular event. it's a fairly rare event although we do see lunar eclipse is quite often but it doesn't make it any less special, it will still look rather fantastic. why is it called the supermoon, wolf blood moon, if i have that in the right order? i should add it isn't a term astronomers are particularly keen on at the super aspect refers to as supermoon which is what we call a moon, a full moon close to earth, closest to earth in its orbit. the wharf aspect comes from some cultures were for into the first full moon of the year as a w moon and the blood aspect comes from it being read really but i think astronomers generally prefer a total lunar eclipse. talk us through the science of what we are expecting to happen. the moon will start passing into the shadow and then around 4:41 uk time, it will pass into the shadow, which is called the umbra, i

that his father throughout history we have never lost sight of the earth well just once for a moment when the apollo crew orbited the moonon a mars mission earth will be lost in the distance at some point you want to even feel any progress it will be like hanging in between the stars that will be hard when humans fly to mars the great unknown will be psychological to trips critic all the owners. to man. leaves the station for the first time on the thirteenth of january twenty seventeen it's his first spacewalk. discover. these are the space suits this one is mine it's in my size. a suit is like a real mini spacecraft equipped with all systems needed for autonomous survival in the foid of space. communication devices protection against the vacuum and the heat including the gold visor and an integrated computer whose control functions are attached to the chest and. the rest is in the backpack of this is very bulky and heavy but it's the price you pay for a walk in space. before the pressure chamber opens tomorrow and commanders shane kimbra already. looks down terms of pressure to p.s.-i so that small amount of air so on q

but the protective shield of the earth's moon. field doesn't extend deep pain to the side of the system. i don't think one hazard is radiation on the one hand there are solar storms protons blasted out from the sun and on the other we have cosmic rays or extremely high energy particles which i think. they'll just make sense if you don't get cosmic rays hit you from all directions you need a lot of material to intercept and before they get the astronauts and damage their d.n.a. . imagine radiation is a problem but there are solutions we shouldn't overdramatize it i think these are just joyful but are not easy. as head of the italian space agency in rome physicist roberto bettis stun coordinated a project to shield astronauts from cosmic rays. but the problem and they may start off on the left for this problem is never been fully addressed you know they still pays him for the line till now the magnetic field surrounding the earth has kept radiation at an acceptable level so yes that's nice but sadly a lot of it challenged us dance u

the moon was at its closest point to earth, a so—called super moon.a blood moon because it's a total eclipse, so we have a super wolf blood moon eclipse according to some folks. so why does the moon turn such a strange colour? well, it happens when the earth gets directly between the moon and the sun. that blocks out most of the light, but a lot of it still gets through and through the outer edges of our atmosphere, so what we see on the ground as sunset and sunrise is projected onto the moon. and the effect is incredible. unfortunately, there was heavy cloud during the crucial hours, spoiling the view for people in scotland, northern ireland and wales. and there was early morning fog in many parts of the country, but for the rest, the view was spectacular. this from south wales. here's one from eastbourne. and the blood moon through the trees from normington in west yorkshire. astronomy is a science everyone can be involved with. you don't need much to go out and look at a lunar eclipse. it's fair to say this is something that unites us across the wh

moon appeared to glow red. the unusual event happens when the earth passes precisely between the sun and the moon. we won't see anything quite as spectacular for another few years. here's our science editor david shukman. an experience that left everyone amazed. wow. you can see the moonlight on your eye. the moon closer to earth than usual, and hour by hour being transformed, from its normal brilliant white to a darker and more mysterious red. the sequence of pictures shows how the shadow of the earth gradually fell across the moon. the sunshine, passing through our atmosphere, looking red on the lunar surface. it produced a mesmerising sight for millions. this image was taken in argentina, but dozens of different countries were also blessed with clear skies. the czech republic had some exceptional views. so did many in germany, where photographers braved freezing temperatures to get these remarkable scenes. in northumberland, the remote kielder observatory captured this picture. the astronomers gathered there in the early hours were astounded. it was a really magical experience actually, because

when you are completely out of radio contact with the earth, because the moon gets in the earth, becausethe way, and the chinese have solved this problem very neatly by putting ina this problem very neatly by putting in a relay transmitter, a relay spacecraft, developed 20,000 kilometres beyond the moon in an orbit that allows the transmitter to see both the earth and the transmitter at the same time. so the technical challenges are enormous but of course, the scientific possibilities for the far side of the moon at even bigger, and that is what is so exciting about this potential projects. is only being done now, why didn't the americans or russians do it in the first place? -- are even bigger. because they were far too preoccupied. there is so much interest in geology and size to be done on the near side of the moon, that i think it is now very well studied. the key thing though is that the far side of the moon is completely different in its structure from the near side. it is made of a class that is much thicker than the near side, it does not have this blows of basalt that we see on

moon is right behind the earth and in its shadow. it up. but when it is behind the earth in the shadow the light get directly from the sun, where you are, to the moon. at a little bit of light does get there. it can kind of bounce around the earth's atmosphere and reach the moon but as it happens the different colours that make up the light get scattered and the blue light gets lost and it's only the red light that will actually reach the moon. which is why it is red. and why it is called the blood moon. and what the supermoon means is as the moon orbits around the earth, sometimes it isa orbits around the earth, sometimes it is a little bit further away and sometimes it is a little bit closer and when it is closer it looks bigger in the sky. and that is what we call a supermoon. it will be pretty cool colour, much bigger because it is closer and how often does this happen? it is actually going to be a supermoon next month and in march, they sometimes clomp together. it depends on the moon was not all but which isn't quite a perfect c

that's three lunar events at once -- a super moon is when the moon is closest to the earth in its orbitppear bigger. wolf moon means it's the first full moon of the year. the blood moon occurs with a total lunar eclipse when the sun, earth, and moon line up to cast a reddish glow on the moon. >>> prince philip was caught apparently driving without his seat belt, and a student speaks out after being accused of confronting a native american man. those are some of the headlines on the "morning newsstand." "the cincinnati enquirer" has more on the incident friday at the indigenous people's march in washington, d.c. ♪ a student from covington catholic high school in kentucky is seen staring and smiling feet away from nathan phillips, an elderly native american demonstrator who was drumming and chanting. the student has identified himself as nick sandmann. he was surrounded by other students chanting and laughing. in a statement last night, sandmann says that he did nothing to provoke the man and was trying to calm the situation. he said that he and his parents have received death threats sin

during that hour, the sun the earth and the moon all line up. and the earth shadow will cover the moon. giving it the deep red color. that is why it's a blood moon. it's also called a super-moon. the full moon will be at the closest to the earth. and the wolf astronomers have been able to predict eclipses for 2,000 years. stop and think about our place in the universe. >> i think people tend to be very focussed on what's going on around them here on earth. and sometimes it's good for people to pause and consider our place in the universe. and things like an eclipse or super-man those all help us to stop for a minute and connect with the rest of the universe. >> now we'll actually be streaming the super-blood full moon tonight on our facebook page. and if you miss it tonight you have to wait another ten years. that's the next time we can see it here in the bay area. >> okay. ten years. set on my watch. facebook is rolling out a new feature tomorrow designed to promote community activism. users can post and sign online petitions that appear in the

moon. the sun is positioned behind the earth, and the moon moves into the earth's shadow, turning it red.a. with me now is the space and science television presenter, dallas campbell. good to have you in the studio, tell us more good to have you in the studio, tell us more about this phenomenon, how often we get to see it, should we be setting our alarms because it won't happen for a while? that's a good question, inconveniently it's doing it in the middle of a monday morning, five o'clock in the morning so whether or not you can be bothered to get up, i will say of course you should because it's beautiful. i was just outside and it's not started but the moon, any full moon on a clear night is the most wonderful thing so we will keep our fingers crossed for a cloudless sky. we are looking at pictures from last year, we don't have it from this year yet but it's happening all around the world at different times. here in the uk a couple of hours to go. between 230 monday morning and until 7:48am, that's the full length of time but around about five o'clock in the morning is when you get into

not facing us the main itself is an obstacle so the back of the moon is a blind spot for the transmission of information between the earth and the mean so for instance if. the dark side of the moon is revan unseen side then one lacking light it's because the moon takes just as long to rotate on its own axis as it takes to complete one orbit of earth. the mission is part of a larger chinese program of lunar exploration but the landing on the dark side is one of the country's biggest leaps forward and its space race ambitions let's bring in five inch myths from d.w. science for more on the story hi fabio good to see you put this into context for us how significant is this scientifically. i think it's a serious genuine scientific experiment it's one that compares to other probes that you saw on nasa would have done the payloads on board these two are all these actually surreal for instruments are. our. international corporations or there are instruments from saudi arabia from sweden from germany and from the netherlands on it too and the whole purpose of it outlined and the design of these experiments is really one of basic

moon. observatories like this one, packed with stargazers and astronomers as the earth moved between the sun and the moon, taking on a red color, with the earth's atmosphere filtering out shades of blue. >> the sunlight actually is filtered through the earth's atmosphere, then is able to hit the moon. >> and the wolf part? that's more history than science. >> the native americans used moons and lunar eclipses to tell the time. and they named each month and each moon after something. so this one is the wolf moon. >> there were dozens of outdoor watch parties scheduled in the central and northeast u.s. but most were canceled due to a flash freeze with temperatures plunging below zero in many areas. but out west, the weather was warmer and skies cleared just in time for the crowds to watch the earth cast its shadow over the moon. >> it's a party atmosphere but everybody is just enjoying the spectacle. >> to get a great viewing like this is just wonderful. >> two more supermoons will happen this year but there won't be another total lunar eclipse until the year 2021. in new york, david lee mille

earth. that is the's shadow on the right. the moon is behind you. it's going past the earth.out 745 completely. the colour has changed. it goes a very dark red colour. the life that you are seeing, that's a picture earlier on when you have that dusty orange. you just see a bit of the light in the top right in this case. probably as it was coming into the shadow of the earth. like when you see the bright full moon in the sky, what you are seeing is light reflected from the sun. that is surely the light that is made a way through, just like a sunset. this red light that you see. we'll both a bit disappointed because not see this morning. we have, it's as good as this one. you will see it all the way, going into the earth's shadow. there is one in 2022 when you can catch itjust as moon is setting. it will be low—down on the horizon. just enjoy everyone else's pictures. there are real pictures, pictures people have made of her own blood moon, absolutely brilliant. i'm going to go away and make a hats now. that's a challenge for this morning. time now to get the news, travel and w

the eclipse starts when the moon moves into the shadow of the earth, at 2:30am. given how read these things are to coincide. is it worth looking at? if it is clear, that is the big thing. if it is cloudy, stay in bed. we don't need binoculars? you can see it with the naked eye. unlike a solar eclipse, you don't need special equipment. you will be up to watch anyway? if it is clear. you have to wake up to note it is clear! thank you for such brilliant props. last year we had an orange. let us hope some of us managed to see that tomorrow. it looks like it will be spectacular. you will be back tomorrow. i won't wear this dress. that's it from us for today. i'll be back from 6am tomorrow, with dan. have a good day, bye—bye. this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at 9.00. theresa may will brief ministers on her cross party talks later — downing street is warning mps not to block brexit. police say they have spoken to the duke of edinburgh after he was seen driving without a seatbelt 48 hours after being involved in a crash near sandringham. democrats reject pr

earth. the far side of the moon has long remain shrouded in darkness at least from our perspective it never turns to face. has now sent back the first photo ever taken from its surface and its sensational clear and detailed. the control center in beijing says the landing went perfectly with. the combined land rover is named after a chinese goddess who lives on the moon. on the screen a chinese flag marks the spot where it came down. the whole process went as expected the result was very precise right on target. that target is the craggy base in the air the moon's south pole there's no direct line of communication with when it's on the far side so in advance of the mission china launched a relay satellite into orbit around the moon to enable in direct contact between the probe and base. state media have held the mission as a huge success china aims to become a major space powered by twenty thirty and land a human on the moon around the time. it is a milestone humans have never been. made it trailblazing. the rover will make astronomical observations and investigate the structure and composit

well, it's super because this full moon's a bit closer to earth than usual. 's a blood moon because it turns red. and wolf? well, folklore has it, in winter, hungry wolfs howl their loudest at the moon. >> i'm not making should stuff up. >> never. >> super blood wolf moon. >> no. >> sounds epic. >> reporter: here at new york's american museum of natural history, our future astronomers are all excited. what do you think it is? >> it's a red moon. >> when the moon turns red. >> you got it! >> reporter: kevin tibbles, nbc news, new york. >>> something was in the air. super bowl liii is set. we have a pair of overtime thrillers. in two weeks the los angeles rams will face off against, who else? >> second and goal to burkhead. burkhead to the end zone. hello super bowl! new england is heading back again for the third straight year. >> tom brady has done it again. he led the patriots to a huge win over the red hot chiefs in kansas city. let's show you how it happened. new england got on the board first in this handoff to sony michel. just before the half, brady woul

here's how it works:as the full moon comes into the earth's shadow, it darkens.... sunlight that passes through the atmosphere of the earth makes the moon appear red.weather conditions play a factor.....for some the moon appeared blood-red, brick-colored or rusty.the u-s won't see another total lunar eclipse until 20-22. (robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san o bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond drbre les ( robin ) while the bay area was dealing with rain all weeke americans were dealing with freezing rain, heavy snowfall and drastic temperature drops. more than 40-million people from north carolina to maine are under some sort of winter weather advisory.( robin ) the massive storm forecasted to bring more than a foot of snow to parts of new england. natasha chen is in albany, new york, as officials prepare to dig out. a massive winter storm pounding the northeast --more than two feet of snow expected to fall in the interior portions of new england.s

the moon, earth and sun lined up and the moon turned red. it's a supermoon because it was at one of the closest points to earth making it look bigger and brighter than normal. the full moon in january sometimes called the wolf moon so you put it all together. if you missed the super blood wolf moon, the next one won't be until 2029. >> oh, man. >> you got to wait a while. >> quite the wait. >>> more snow in the sierra. is t. could make driving there dangerous. you can see yep, we've got snow covering all the roads. looks like a little bit of rain mixed in as well. if you plan on driving in the mountains, plans required on both stretches of interstate 80 and highway 50. up to three feet of snow is expected in the higher elevations. >>> never more than seven minutes away from the accuweather forecast. >> ab avalanche warning. you can see live doppler 7 is picking up the snow falling through the area. the winter weather -- winter storm warning did expire earlier at 4:00. here in the bay area we're just dealing with possible light showers. we can

direct real contact with that because we can see that side of the moon but on the far side is blocked from directory of contact with the earth so china had to put a real a satellite from around the moon so that he could see the earth so the spacecraft could talk to the satellite and sound like than talk to earth so it adds an extra layer of complexity ok so it's a bit complicated but why is it scientifically significant what we learn from all this well first of all the linear locations very interesting incident on carbon crater which is inside a larger crater called the akan basin which is a monster's crater it's bigger than any crater on anything in our solar system and it was so deep that when it happened parts of the or original lunar crust may have been brought up so that's where the probe landed and it'll be the first time anybody's landed there to take a look at it scientifically see. and you know i was actually on cd t.n. about two hours before it landed everybody soon it was going to happen you know i don't know maybe they just wanted to make sure they got it right or you know i don't know but as soon as they knew th

why does the same side of the moon always face us, why don't we ever see the far side rotating towards earths geometric centre so the gravitational force of the earth is actually pulling on the part and cause it to stop rotating at some point so that part always faces the earth as it orbits us. that is why we always seek the same side as we go through the phases. we always seek the same side as we go through the phaseslj we always seek the same side as we go through the phases. i am nodding. not so stupid, not so stupid. tell me about the biosphere, they have sent cotton, potato plant, fruit flies, what will they do with that? they like to see how these biological samples do in low gravity. when you have plans they have gravity sensing organs in their routes which allow the roots to grow down into the soil. when we tried to grow plans in space in new near zero gravity they go out in all directions and you have to use some kind of synthetic mesh to keep them contain to get the nutrients to the roots. we don't know if the one sixth of gravity will be enough for those sensing organs to know whi

moon. that is when the earth is closer to the earth and appears bigger. the january full moon is known as the wolf moon and the blood moon is because the moon can look red in the earth's shadow. >> it can take on a coppery red color because sunlight is filtered through the atmosphere and bends and hits is moon. and turns a coppery red. the earth's atmosphere filter out the blue light and scatters it. >> starting around 8:00 p.m. totally in 8:40 p.m. meaning the earth will be completely covered by the earth cease shadow. >>> high tides brought spectators out. the king tide peeked this morning around 10. speculate spectators were hope for more rain to bring the tide even higherich which is kind of crazy talk. here it is. >> we were hoping it would inundate the whole place so we'd have a preview of sea level rise. but it kind of is a preview of sea level rise even so. i mean look. >> yeah. its risen. the national weather service issudful of warnings and advisories around the bay today. a coastal flood advisory expired at noon and a wind advisory in effect fro

and when the moon passes through the earth's we call the darkest part of their shadow that's when we get the total lunar eclipse ok so songer summoned all lining up what about the super blood. recall that were just the wolf come from sure so the wolf part comes from there's a little bit of argument whether it's from native american culture anglo-saxon culture but typically the beginning of the year january february wolves are in their mating season they're a lot more vocal so because of that it takes on the name of the wolf ok what about this red cockroach glow does there come from sure so that's caused actually by earth's atmosphere so different. wavelengths of light coming from our sun have different likes to them the blue light tends to scatter through earth's atmosphere but the red has a little bit longer wavelength and it passes through and that's what winds up hitting the moon reflecting back to us ok like some said sometimes the red sun so exactly. yeah that's also caused by the same a similar phenomenon. in case some of our viewers or weren't able to view this and her

exploration — china has landed a spacecraft for the first time on the far side of the moon, the side that is never seen from earthprobe has already sent back an image of the largest, deepest and oldest crater on the moon's surface. it's the latest step in china's race to catch up with russia and the united states and become a major space power by 2030. the chinese are also planning to begin building their own manned space station next year. our china correspondent john sudworth is in beijing. john, this is a serious indication of the scope of china's ambitions. well, fiona, the chinese space agency isjust a well, fiona, the chinese space agency is just a fraction of the size of nasa, with something like a quarter of its budget, at best, yet that it has managed to achieve today is something nasa itself has ruled out in the past as being too costly and to technologically challenging. there can be little doubt this is a huge step forward. here's what china itself thinks about what it has done. state media saying this achievement "lifts the mysterious veil on the backside of the man, and opens a new chapter in human

the moon passes into the shadow that the earth casts into space, that shadow has two sections to it.he bit when it turns red. so you might think well actually, the moon willjust go completely dark, but that‘s not the case, because some of the light coming from the sunjust some of the light coming from the sun just manages to sort of come through the atmosphere of the earth, and it‘s the red light that makes it through. and so that it then falls onto the moon and makes the moon like rad. it‘s kind of a similar effect to what we see during sunset when it‘s the red light coming through the sun that we see. so it‘s about the way that the suns light moves through the earths atmosphere. so if you‘re up late, or up early, and you want to have a look at it, what special equipment if any do you need? while this is what is so wonderful about a literary clips, you don‘t need anything special at all. it‘s com pletely need anything special at all. it‘s completely safe to let that, all you need are your eyes, if you have a pairof need are your eyes, if you have a pair of binoculars get them out ha

not facing us the moon itself is an obstacle so the back of the moon is a blind spot for the transmission of information between the earth and the mean c c c. the dark side of the moon is ravin unseen side than one lacking light it's because the moon takes just as long to rotate on its own axis as it takes to complete one orbit of earth the mission is part of a larger chinese program of lunar exploration but the landing on the dark side is one of the country's biggest leaps forward and its space race ambitions or for more let's bring in keith cowing he's a former rocket scientist and editor of the blog nasa watch thanks for being with us this morning first of all what's laden so difficult to lend a probe on the far side of the moon it's never been done before. no it hasn't and we've done it many times on the near side of the moon because we can interrupt radio contact with that because we can see that side of the moon but on the far side is blocked from directory of contact with the earth so china had to put a real a satellite phone around the moon so that he could see the earth so the spacecraft could talk to the satell

with a total lunar eclipse, which is the moon passing through the earth's shadow. coast with this beautiful picture of the moon in its early stages behind the empire state building adding a nice glow to the new york city skyline. here we go behind the jefferson memorial in washington, d.c. this incredible sight was also visible across the atlantic. take a look at these, this beautiful sight from brussels, belgium. you can see the moon also here in prague looking beautiful there and another gorgeous shot of the moon over the mountains in france. jonathan tweets same night, same camera, same moon but a few hours apart. so, so cool. overall this made for a stunning sight in the sky. it was at 11:41 last night so i totally missed it, but there will be one in may of 2021, not in the united states, the next one in the states will be 2022. >> i love it. those are the unifying moments, remember the solar e claclipse we all came together and watched it? >> it's happening everywhere in the world. >> coming up, why a mic drop from music legend jimmy buffett causing quite a sti

the earth cast two shadows on the moon thanks to the eclipse and passing through the earth's atmosphereoon appeared red at times. >> i think it's after wolf blitzer. i want to see his face for the super wolf blood moon. >> we should create that. >>> after one of the wildest championship sundays ever, super bowl 50 iii is set. rams taking on the patriots. andy shoal has more in this morning's bleacher report. i'm not going to forget last night, but saints man fans, do they have something to be angry about. >> i'm not sure the sun is going to come up in new orleans this morning. they were on the wrong side of the minnesota miracle last year and now probably the worst no call in nfl history has cost them a trip to the super bowl if the was fourth quarter, tie game, saints first down away from running ow out the clock and kicking an easy field goal. they drilled tommylee lewis before the ball arrived. obvious pass interference. not to the officials watching the play, and there were two officials to make that call it, one right behind the play and one in front of it. but they threw the fewes

the far side of the moon never visible to the earth. wasn't easy getting the images back to earth because the moon blocked direct communication. china used a relay system and a special satellite to pass information. >>> the partial shutdown of the federal government has achieved a dubious distinction. longest shutdown with 22 days and counting. no relief in sight for 800,000 federal workers. some of those workers are taking action. yesterday air traffic controllers filed suit against the trump administration. t >> ronald reagan was overwritten with republican votes. the united states senate is totally control over our party. >> charities and businesses across the country are stepping up. the organizations warn they cannot keep this level of giving up for long. >> people in the bay area continuing to find ways to help out. today volunteers opening up a popular dog trail in san francisco. >> reporter: delighted dog owners out in force. folks were still using it but without bathrooms and without a safe place to park their cars. >> it becam

the rare lunar eclipse happens earth pas precisely between the sun and the moon causing the surface of moon appear like it's growing red. here's more. an experience that left everyone amazed. >> you can see the moonlight o eye. >> the moon closer to earth than usual, hour by hour being from its normal e brilliant whit to a darker and mysterious red. >> amazing. see, a party atmosphere, but everybody is enjoying the spectacle. >> the sequence of pictures shadow of the earth gradually fell across the moon. our atmosphere casting a reddish lunar surface. it produced a mesmerizing sight millions. this was taken in argentina but dozensf fferent countries blessed with clear skies. the czech republic had some views.ional so did many in germany, whereph ographers braved freezing getre these to scenes. >> an observer captured thise. pict gathered there in the early hours were astounded. >> it was a magical experience, actually, because the whole teac were together ng it and some of our team had never seen eipse before, so just watching the moon turn this deep color, the entire night sky went pi

exploration — china has landed a spacecraft for the first time on the far side of the moon — the side that is never seen from earthent back an image of the largest, deepest and oldest crater on the moon's surface. it's the latest step in china's race to catch up with russia and the united states and become a major space power by 2030. the chinese are also planning to begin building their own manned space station next year. 0ur china correspondent john sudworth is in beijing "commence landing," the control room says. and then comes the extraordinary sight — the first close—up images of the far side of the moon ever recorded. after a few more tense moments, chang'e—li safely touches down inside the moon's largest and deepest crater. "it's all gone according to plan," this scientist tells chinese state tv. "the landing was the most important part. " one side of the moon always faces away from earth. spacecraft have photographed it but never before landed on it. this animation shows how the probe‘s thrusters were fired to slow it, before its sensors guide it onto a surface far more rugged than that of the near side. a

" ' 7' ""’ " ' and in the coming hours, a rare blood moon, when the earth will block the sun's light on, turning it a shade of red. hello and welcome to bbc news. in an attempt to end the longest partial federal government shutdown in american history, president trump has proposed what he's calling a compromise on us immigration policy. speaking from the white house, mr trump said he would lift — for three years — a threat to deport almost a million immigrants. these include young undocumented migrants known as ‘dreamers‘. but in exchange, he demanded billions of dollars for a security wall on the border with mexico. david willis reports from washington. please raise your right hand and repeat after me... welcoming new citizens into the country, president trump hosted a naturalisation ceremony at the white house before outlining his plans to keep certain people out of the united states. all right. well, it's my privilege now to be the first to call you my fellow americans. applause. from the diplomatic reception room of the white house came a distinctly undiplomatic message — america'

moon's nearside. another major challenge has included the need for a relay satellite to carry radio signals from the far side back to earththe moon has already sunk below this smoggy beijing skyline, so there is unfortunately no chance tonight for people to gaze at it in wonder. not that they had much warning, mind you. the landing attempt was accompanied by an almost com plete attempt was accompanied by an almost complete news blackout, giving you the sense of a sensitive propaganda value of this huge leap forward in chinese space race ambitions and the perceived cost of failure. china plans to follow this mission with another that will bring mineral samples back to earth and eventually a reported plan for a lunar base capable of supporting humans. translation: if our lunar exploration is a success, we can make bigger contributions to mankind and improve china's ability and technology. so i don't think our exploration will stop. it will only go deeper, further and we will invest more. for now, chang'e four's lunar explorer will begin examining the surface of its landing spot, the moon's deepest crater is expected to offe

the moon spins but it spins at a rate that matches its orbital period around the earth. t is not dark. it is terra incognito, especially in terms of detailed studies on the surface. we know even from pictures that it is very different from the side with which we are familiar. very different geological history from the nearside of the moon. a lot more cratering, the surface is older, and there are some very the surface is older, and there are some very big craters there, for instance, the one that chang'e four has landed in, and so that is very useful, it is essentially doing geological excavations before we get there. the asteroid has hit the moon, produced the crater, produced a big hole, so you have a big place you can look inside the moon to see what is happening underneath the surface. what next, is it to concentrate on the moon, put a base there, is this still part of a bigger plan to get us to mars?” there, is this still part of a bigger plan to get us to mars? i am not privy to what the chinese space agency may be planning, there are more plans, for future agency m

moon. one expert explains how the earth's shadow brings stunning colors to the moon's surface. >> it's seeing all the sunsets and sunrises on the earth simultaneously and of course, they tend to be red because the sunlight is coming through the dust in our atmosphere. >> oh, that blood moon there. that's dr. seth shattuck. >> scott mcgrew is our specialist. >> he'll appear on "meet the press" on sunday -- "press:here" on sunday with scott mcgrew, he'll talk to him about what may lurk in the far reaches of outer space. you can catch "press:here" after "meet the press" on sunday right here on "today in the bay." >> a lot of pressure on a sunday. "meet the press," "press:here." >> will we have a chance to see the blood moon? >> unfortunately we have another system coming in, bringing some cloud cover and that's going to definitely affect the chances of seeing that. so you know, i'll try to keep you posted online but let's hope for the best. >> check the internets. >> let'sop the best. we are seeing a lot of that cloud cover. we have an active radar up to the north. 54 degrees in san francisco. w

the moon, earth, and sun line up to create this super blood wolf moon.ger and brighter because the moon is closer to earth than normal. it was visible from north and south america and parts of europe and africa. this won't happen again until 2021. impressive. >>> a kentucky student at the center of a controversial encounter with an elderly native american man is now speaking out. nick sandman says a video clip of him appearing to stare down nathan phillips is incomplete. >> they were trying to diffuse tensions. he says he and his family are now receiving death threats. erielle reshef has more. >> reporter: new questions and confusion amid the fallout and fury over this now viral encounter. a group of students, some from a catholic school in kentucky, appearing to face off with 65-year-old native american veteran nathan phillips at the foot of the lincoln memorial on friday. one of the boys seen staring at phillips while he beats his drum. phillips, part of an indigenous people's marm. the students in d.c. to attend the march for life. the student sustain

moon. observatories packed with stargazers and astronomers at the earth moved between the sun and the moon. red color, with the earth's atmosphere filtering out shades of blue. >> the semi actually is filtered through the earth's atmosphere and then is able to hit the moon. >> the wolf part, that's more history than science. >> to use moon and eclipse to tell the time. >> they named each month and each moon after something, so this one is. >> there are dozens of outdoor watch parties scheduled and this south and northeast old northwest but most were canceled due to race/freezer temperatures plunging below zero in many areas. out west, the weather was warmer. skies cleared, just in time for them to watch the earth cast its shadow over the moon. >> it's a party atmosphere but everybody is just enjoying the spectacle. >> to get a great to be like this is just wonderful. >> reporter: tomorrow will happen this year but there won't be another total lunar eclipse until the year 2021. in new york, david b miller, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> a noncall that helped us in the la rams to the super bowl may pro

in china, to see that first picture from the portion of the moon we have never been to before, the two fits of it you cannot see from the earthy exciting. in concrete terms, why is this area of the moon of such special interest? it is notjust that it special interest? it is notjust thatitis special interest? it is notjust that it is invisible from the earth, it is that it is really very different. you can't say that about many planets and means but it is true. if you look at the full moon in the night sky, you see the dark splodges, the moon sees, which are really the result of big impacts, and on the other side of the mean the crust is much thicker and it looks like a different world. it is pockmarked with craters all over the surface, no smooth regions. there has always been an interest in understanding the differences between the twomac sides. it is a very different place. the chinese have been reasonably secretive about their mission but what would you expect them to be looking at and hoping for them to explore? they have a rover which will hopefully be exploring the area in more detail. they will be attempting a radio as

this is happening while the moon is closer to the earth than normal, giving rise to what's known as a katie mack, a theoretical astrophysicist at north carolina state university. thank you so much forjoining us here on bbc world news. firstly, explained to me why we call this a super blood moon. where does that come from? the super moon part comes from the fact that the moon is a little closer than usual right now. only 10% closer than average and so it is not a difference but a little closer so it looks available bit bigger and brighter. and it is a blood moon because that is the name given to a lunar eclipse when the moon is in the shadow of the earth the only light that reaches it is like that filtered through the atmosphere of earth and it kind of receives all the sunsets and sunrises of the earth at once. it is a very red light, beautiful and eerie. and then that is known as a blood moon. this is a special one because it is a lunar eclipse during the time when the moon is unusually close and so it looks a little bit eager and more brilliant and it is often called a super blood mo