Mars
Blast off: Nasa launches first-ever mission to study the heart of Mars
The American space agency Nasa has launched its latest mission to Mars.
Mission to Mars? The world's most powerful rocket
The countdown is on for the launch, scheduled for Wednesday morning NZ time, of the world's most powerful rocket. SpaceX's giant Falcon Heavy, will lift off from Cape Canaveral in Florida with thrust… Audio, Gallery
Tim Atkins - Mission to Mars
NASA is on a mission to land people on Mars and is building the world's most powerful rocket to get to the red planet. The rocket, called the Space Launch System (SLS) will produce more thrust at… Audio
Travelling the universe with Richard Easther
Auckland University Professor of Physics, Richard Easther, takes us on a journey around the universe, exploring Mars and Pluto, skimming past a huge black hole in the Milky Way and ending where time…
Could we make Mars livable?
NASA has come up with a pretty bold idea to make the planet Mars potentially livable for humans - launching a "magnetic shield" to a stable orbit between Mars and the sun which would effectively give… Audio, Gallery
New satellite sends back Mars pic
Europe's and Russia's new satellite at Mars has sent back its first images of the planet.
Schiaparelli probe crash-landed on Mars
A probe that should have landed on Mars was destroyed when it crashed into it at high speed, the European space agency has acknowledged.
Mars lander loses contact
Scientists are uncertain whether a European Mars lander touched down safely or broke apart, after it did not behave as expected during its descent.
ESA scientists await confirmation of Mars landing
Scientists at the European Space Agency are still waiting to find out if they have successfully landed a small robot on the surface of Mars. The landing was due to have taken place within the past few… Audio
Obama has Mars in his sights
Barack Obama is vowing to get involved in sending people to Mars by the 2030s. Audio
Obama's plans to put a man on mars
"Mars geek' Barack Obama has outlined his goal of seeing people sent to Mars by the 2030s. Audio
Buzz Aldrin: From the Moon to Mars
It's been almost 50 years since Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong became the first human beings to land on the moon . Now at age 86, Buzz Aldrin is pouring his passion into a mission to Mars. Audio, Gallery
What is it like to live on Mars?
Sheyna Gifford from the Hi-Seas programme has the unusual claim of being the first doctor ever to work on simulated "Mars." The NASA funded simulated space mission is on Mauna Loa, a volcano in… Audio, Gallery
Dr Dava Newman: Humans on Mars
NASA's second in charge explains how we'll get humans to the red planet in the next 30 years - and why it's worth the trip. Dr Dava Newman is a former MIT professor who designed the Biosuit - a… Audio
Adult onset ADHD/Martian tsunamis
Dr Chris Smith with news about adult onset ADHD and tsunamis on Mars. Audio
SpaceX breaks military space launch monopoly
SpaceX have been awarded a US Air Force satellite launch contract, breaking a decade-long monopoly held by Lockheed Martin and Boeing.
Mars methane mission lifts off
Europe and Russia have launched a spacecraft in a joint mission to sniff out signs of life on Mars.
British space scientist Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock is the co-presenter of Britain's long running astronomy programme,The Sky at Night. Dr Aderin-Pocock became obsessed with space as a schoolgirl. She has Bachelor… Audio
Adam Stelzner
There's just plain crazy and there's the right kind of crazy. A career as a NASA engineer seemed crazy to Adam Stelzner when he was an average student, failing geometry, playing bass in a band. But… Audio
Astronomy panel: Stargazing in New Zealand
2015 will be remembered as one of the great breakthrough years in our understanding of Mars and beyond. Indications of liquid water on Mars, new insights into black holes and the dwarf planet Pluto… Audio