lunar eclipse
noun
: an eclipse in which the full moon passes partially or wholly through the umbra of the earth's shadow
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Jamie is an experienced science, technology and travel journalist and stargazer who has written extensively for Space, reviewing skywatching equipment, delving into the night sky, solar and lunar eclipses and much more.
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Chris McMullen, Space.com, 28 Nov. 2025
The cousins shave her head to keep her from communicating with her mothership (via hair), a vessel Teddy believes is coming in four days to coincide with a lunar eclipse.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 Nov. 2025
In a few days, the extraterrstrials’ mothership will be in our orbit due to a lunar eclipse.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
In a world where people on social media will believe almost anything, this supremely accomplished business titan is captured just in time for the imminent lunar eclipse that will carry them all back to her galactic throne room.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
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Chris McMullen, Space.com, 28 Nov. 2025
The cousins shave her head to keep her from communicating with her mothership (via hair), a vessel Teddy believes is coming in four days to coincide with a lunar eclipse.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 Nov. 2025
In a few days, the extraterrstrials’ mothership will be in our orbit due to a lunar eclipse.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
In a world where people on social media will believe almost anything, this supremely accomplished business titan is captured just in time for the imminent lunar eclipse that will carry them all back to her galactic throne room.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Lunar eclipse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunar%20eclipse. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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