Pluto
My Current Song: Kathy Bates Motel - 'Damaged Goods'
Kathy Bates Motel is a new music project by former Supergroove bass player with a lot of help from his friends Morgan Albrecht (Cindy), Jolyon Mulholland (Mulholland) and Milan Borich (Pluto). Lonie… Audio
Dr Neil deGrasse Tyson on Pluto, religion, and his fans
Dr Neil deGrasse Tyson's has attracted one of the world's largest online followings with his fascinating, widely accessible insights into science and our universe. He joined Jim Mora to discuss his… Audio
Pluto are back and have a new album
Pluto are back together after a 10 year break. They talk to Charlotte Ryan about their new album and playing live again. Audio
First song: Pluto
Auckland based rock band Pluto burst onto the NZ music radar when they opened for Neil Finn in 2001. 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…
Science of space travel
Professor Richard Easther is our intergalatic tour guide for our travel around the universe. Audio
Is Pluto a Planet again?
The debate is raging again... is Pluto a planet or not... and does it really matter? The annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference is being held in Houston. And we believe it's a hot topic of… Audio
Science - Astronomy
Former Mt John University Observatory superintendent Alan Gilmore raises our gaze to the bodies floating in space, and the (yet to be discovered) ninth planet of our solar system. 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
Planetary scientist Alan Stern
Alan Stern is a planetary scientist, aerospace engineer and the principal investigator of the New Horizons mission, which launched a plutonium-powered spacecraft set for Pluto over nine years ago. Audio, Gallery
Astronomy with Alan Gilmore
Former Mt John University Observatory superintendent Alan Gilmore raises our gaze to the celestial bodies for a predicted decline in solar activity and the occultation analysis of Pluto. Audio
The littlest dolphin and littlest planet
Kennedy discusses why it may not be long before features on the dwarf planet Pluto are named after New Zealand adventurers. Audio, Gallery
Pluto mission
Dr Michele Bannister is a New Zealander and an astronomer based in Canada. She's fascinated by NASA's New Horizons' Pluto mission and those stunning images of the outer reaches of our solar system. Audio, Gallery
Pluto's icy surface revealed
The first close-up images of Pluto released from the historic flyby of Nasa's New Horizons probe show icy mountain ranges 3500 metres high.
New information from Pluto
A new picture of Pluto's surface shows evidence of active geology and mountains comparable to the Rockies and nearly as high as Aoraki/Mt Cook. NASA has presented the first images acquired by the New… Audio
Dr Randii Wessen on the Pluto Flyby
After yesterday's historic flyby of Pluto more detailed images of Pluto are now arriving at mission control in Maryland. Audio
New Horizons survives Pluto encounter
A signal received from the New Horizons spacecraft shows that it survived its historic encounter with Pluto. Audio
Probe set to reveal Pluto's secrets - eventually
Even before the probe begins transmitting a wealth of new data about Pluto, New Horizons has already vastly improved our understanding of the dwarf planet with a series of close up images that have… Audio
Pluto is bigger than expected
On the outer edge of the Solar System, humankind is poised to peruse Pluto. Audio
Astronomers see unusual occultation of Pluto in NZ
Astronomers in the south of New Zealand have seen a rare astronomical event - an occultation of Pluto - giving them their best look yet at the tiny planet. Audio