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What's Hot This Week Lunar Eclipse Will Supersize Blood-Red Moon Saturday by Denise Chow, SPACE.com Staff Writer A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes between the sun and the moon. Alien Planet Warps Its Solar System by Nola Taylor Redd, SPACE.com Contributor Even as the planet orbiting Beta Pictoris twists and kinks the debris disk around the star, the disk drags and distorts the orbit of the planet. Sponsored by: Moonlight Will Dampen Geminid Meteor Shower Next Week Antarctica Shines as Icy Bastion of Space Science