Two asteroids have stargazers' attention this week – one the size of Mount Everest and another that will pass closer than the ...

An analysis of soil samples taken from Mount Everest revealed that the mountain's keeping our coughs and sneezes on ice. ... “War Of The Worlds”-esque implications on our plans to colonize space.

The world's highest mountain doesn't look quite so high from space. Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko recently snapped a shot of Mount Everest from his perch 230 miles (370 kilometers) above ...

This view from space shuttle Columbia shows Mount Everest, which reaches 29,028 feet in elevation (8,848 meters), along with many glaciers. Mount Everest is to the left of the V-shaped valley.

Despite being nearly 800 feet shorter than Mount Everest, K2 is a more deadly mountain. Mountaineer Jake Meyer told Insider several critical factors contribute to making K2 so dangerous.

Mount Everest is teeming with life, from fungi to butterflies. In a recent study, DNA lurking in meltwater from the world's tallest peak revealed a trove of biodiversity.

Climbing to the summit of Everest requires much advance planning, conditioning, and situational awareness on the part of mountaineers to avoid potentially fatal consequences. As of 2010, there ...