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

President of the Palmerston North Astronomical Society Jeremy Moss on what happens when black holes collide. Audio

A New Zealand amateur astronomer has played a key role in the discovery of what could be the most powerful supernova ever detected. Nelson man, Brent Nicholls, has his own observatory in his… Audio

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

There's a regular visitor in the sky tonight, rarely seen, but definitely there. Audio

Former Mt John University Observatory superintendent Alan Gilmore raises our gaze to the bodies floating in space; the latest results from Pluto via the New Horizons spacecraft, plus how to prepare… Audio

The new Director General of the European Space Agency wants to build a village on the far side of the moon. Audio

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

Light has helped astronomers to discover many of the almost 2000 planets that orbit around stars outside our own solar system, thanks to Einstein. Audio

A Marsden-funded, Waikato University study is collecting Maori oral histories, surveys, and data on the role of astronomy and its impact on Maori culture, design, observatories and landmarks. The… Audio

Chris Lintott is an astrophysics professor from the University of Oxford and presenter of The Sky at Night TV programme. He is in New Zealand to talk about, galaxy evolution, the discovery of new… Audio

Leto Xavier is a Canterbury raised, Wellington based painter and multi-media artist. He has used his paintings to express his passion for physics and astronomy, as well as his struggles relating to… Audio, Gallery

Senior astronomer and Director of the Center for SETI Research at the SETI Institute, Mountain View, California. Seth Shostak is coming to New Zealand as a guest speaker at the Aoraki Mackenzie… Audio

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

Astronommers have discovered a Jupiter-like planet, that could give clues to how our solar system was formed. It's known as 51 Eridani b, it's 100 light years away and is believed to be a young, 20… Audio

New Zealand's Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve is the southern hemisphere's first dark sky reserve, and the world's biggest. Steve Butler is from the Royal Astronomical Society of NZ… Audio

Dr Chris Smith on how your gut microbes could be affecting your mood. Also the discovery of the earliest evidence yet of Earth's magnetic field, found in some 4.4 billion year old Australian rock. Audio