Dr Ian Griffin
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 13 November 2025
A new bowel cancer report shows people under 50 are more likely to be diagnosed in the more serious stages of the disease than older people; Schools, kindergartens and other early learning places are… Audio
Artemis I splashes down in the pacific
NASA's historic Artemis I mission to the moon has come to an end.
The Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean this morning.
The mission is NASA's first uncrewed flight of the rocket it… Audio
Jupiter closest to Earth since 1963
The fifth planet from the sun - Jupiter - is shining bright in the sky. Astronomer Dr Ian Griffin tell Karyn how you can get a good view. Audio
A new take on sunsets and sunrises
Today is the longest day of the year in the Southern Hemisphere.... also the shortest night Our summer solstice officially took place at 4-59 this morning... marking the beginning of the astronomical… Audio
Thinking about life - and death - on Mars
The prospect of humans landing on the Red Planet is possibly a step closer with the US President's State of the Nation speech in which he promises we will be going there. Audio
Thinking about life - and death - on Mars
The prospect of humans landing on the Red Planet is possibly a step closer with the US President's State of the Nation speech in which he promises we will be going there.
AudioDr Ian Griffin - Director of Otago Museum
Dr Ian Griffin says museums are about much more than viewing our treasures - they are places of science and research which inspire curiosity about the world. Audio
