Early risers across much of the world are in for a treat on Wednesday morning – a total lunar eclipse, also known as a “blood moon” due to the coppery, reddish colour the moon takes as it passes into Earth’s shadow. The total eclipse is the second of four over a two-year period that began on 15

For all the heroics of space travel, life as an astronaut comes with an array of indignities. Adult diapers. Pee funnels. And then there are the awkward tumbles on the moon for all the world to see. In one famous episode from NASA's Apollo 17 mission in 1972, moonwalker Jack Schmitt topples over —