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Think of a total lunar eclipse like the ultimate cosmic shadow show. Here's the setup: Earth sits between the Sun and the Moon, casting its shadow directly onto the Moon's surface. Earth’s shadow falls on the Moon, giving it an eerie, magical glow instead of making it disappear.

When you think of the heaviest living thing, your brain probably jumps to a blue whale. Fair guess! 200 tons of pure mass. But the real heavyweight champion on Earth is… a fungus! Meet Armillaria ostoyae, aka the Humongous Fungus.