People always want to know what will happen to Earth when the sun eventually swells up as a red giant. For one thing, the expanding sun will turn the inner planets into cinders. It will almost ...

Can life survive in the solar system once the sun dies and becomes a red giant star? New research suggests there may be a narrow window of possibility for life to persist on the icy moons of the outer ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — NASA’S Europa Clipper is headed to Jupiter’s ocean moon, looking to determine if life is possible in the place in our solar system some scientists consider most hospitable ...

Cosmic rays could be a vital source of energy for life on icy moons, on Mars, or even on rogue planets that wander alone between stars; it's possible, scientists say, that the phenomenon could create ...

Astronomers like to think on the big scale, whether it's measuring the brightness of galaxies millions of light years away, or modeling how our own sun and solar system formed billions of years ago.

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has criticized a decision to prevent Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans from attending a Europa League game at Aston Villa next month because of ...