During a "total" lunar eclipse, the moon will remain partially visible in the sky but take on a dark red hue.

Here’s our top-10 list of important events and discoveries — ones not to be missed.

Dramatic image of a fire truck going in to fight the Carr Fire outside Redding, Calif., in late July. On July 23, the intense heat and debris from this fire created a fire tornado.

This map tracks all of the major 2018 tropical storms that trekked across the Eastern Pacific toward North America’s West Coast. Their strength is marked by their color, from darker blue (lowest speed) to yellow and red (increasingly strong hurricanes).