Astronomers from MIT have uncovered a dramatic celestial spectacle: a Mercury-sized exoplanet that is rapidly disintegrating ...

MIT astronomers estimate a planet 140 light-years from Earth may disintegrate fully within the next 1 to 2 million years.

The stellar wind spreads the dust particles ahead and behind the world. Its loss of mass rate is estimated to be 10 Earths ...

Astronomers discovered a planet that orbits its star so closely that its surface is being scorched into magma and vaporizing ...

Beyond four decades of memories and a new route up, Skip Horner left another legacy on Kilimanjaro: 20 pairs of boots for ...

A Lesbury man made it to base camp of Mount Everest to raise funds for pancreatic cancer in memory of his grandad. Matteo Neri completed the 16-day Nepal trek, walking for around 12 hours a day ...

Navy veteran Brian O'Malley will be attempting to summit Mount Everest in April ... It was really unbelievable - the God’s earth, God scenery there in the Himalayas was absolutely incredible ...

Retired Lt. Commander Brian O'Malley is taking on the challenge of a lifetime when he attempts to be the third American over 60 to see the top of Mount Everest.

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BOISE, Idaho (CBS2 News) — A Boise man is in Nepal, preparing to climb to the highest point on earth. Alexander Clarke says he'll have to stay at base camp for more than a month before he can even ...

A 14-member South African hiking team, including a father-son duo and several hikers over 50, will embark on an 11 day expedition to Mount Everest Base Camp in April. The team will trek 130km ...

IT takes most mountaineers at least 70 days to scale the world’s highest peak, as even the fittest athletes have to acclimatise their bodies to the deadly thin air on Mount Everest.