Astronomy

The Rosetta space craft has been travelling for ten years to reach its rendezvous with comet 67P. Overnight, a small lander was released to land on the comet. We speak to Dr Matt Taylor - project… Audio

Mark Bentley from the Austrian Academy of Sciences speaks with Susie Ferguson. Audio

Astronomers have taken the best image yet of the birth of a solar system. Researchers captured the image while testing new high-resolution capabilies on the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter… Audio

Mt John University Observatory superintendent Alan Gilmore raises our gaze to the planets and stars and beyond - the BICEP2 polarisation measures in the cosmic microwave background. Audio

There's a warning from some scientists that Earth has been left with a huge blind spot for potentially devastating comet strikes after the only dedicated comet-spotting program in the Southern… Audio

Moving from the fantastical to the tangible is just part of the work that Toa Waaka is aiding in his role as Vice President of the Society for Māori Astronomy Research and Traditions (SMART). He… Audio

Naked Scientist Chris Smith with the latest science news; koala bears stay chilled out by hugging trees, the discovery of a huge exoplanet, and seabirds' amazing ability to tell when people on board a… Audio

Theoretical physicist, broadcaster, and author of a number of books, including Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Science. Audio

Gazing up at the night sky is simultaneously humbling and utterly thrilling. We hear from TED speakers who share an infectious sense of wonder and curiosity about our place in the universe and what… Audio

Chris Smith of The Naked Scientist on the discovery of gravity waves, revealing the secrets of the earliest days of our universe. Also our sense of smell is way more powerful than anybody thought. Audio

Vice-president of Horowhenua's Astronomical Society, Ian Cooper on how the long-awaited newly installed dome of Nelson Bartlett Observatory at Foxton Beach School will improve viewing of the night… Audio

We explore the wonders of the night sky and find out what we now know about space. Dr Melanie Johnston-Hollitt is involved in several major international radio astronomy projects, serves on national… Audio

Did the Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy collide about 10 billion years ago - and consequently, is our current understanding of gravity fundamentally wrong? With astronomer Hongsheng Zhao from… Audio

Dr Pauline Harris, astrophysicist and astronomer who's working on the revitalisation of Māori star lore - how did Māori and other societies used the sun, stars and planets to track time? Audio

New Zealand is now home to the world's largest dark sky reserve above the Mackenzie Basin Audio

Apart from its bid to become a world heritage site, what makes the Tekapo sky so special? Audio