Space
Canterbury aerospace centre to lift local economy
A new aerospace centre in Canterbury is expected to lift the local economy by up to a billion dollars and secure the local sector's talent in New Zealand. The Tawhaki National Aerospace Centre at… Video, Audio
NASA issues warning as stadium-sized asteroid passes by Earth
Asteroid 2008 OS7 is expected to come within 2.8 million kilometres of Earth. Audio
Space Minister told of barriers to fledgling local industry
Launches into outer space from New Zealand face a hurdle from the lack of official expertise to run safety assessments.
Another dark sky park for NZ
Dark Sky International has granted international dark sky park accreditation to the 11,350-hectare Oxford Forest Conservation Area.
Mars rover data confirms ancient lake sediments on red planet
NASA's rover Perseverance has gathered data confirming the existence of ancient lake sediments deposited by water that once filled a giant basin on Mars.
Dr Katie Mack: life, the universe and everything
Astrophysicist Katie Mack discusses the possibility of time travel, how time will end, gravitational waves and the power of antimatter. Dr Mack is the Hawking Chair in Cosmology and Science… Audio
NASA's historic Mars helicopter Ingenuity grounded for good after 72 flights
NASA said its Mars robot helicopter Ingenuity, the first vehicle to achieve powered, controlled flight on another world, has been grounded for good after flying dozens of times over three years.
Stricken Japanese Moon mission landed on its nose
Japan's Moon lander ended up on its nose when it made its historic touchdown on the lunar surface.
Observatory looks to the stars as it awaits night sky park decision
The Oxford Observatory has cashed in on a successful year to buy some new equipment, as it awaits decision on the community's application for dark sky park status.
Japan's lunar craft lands successfully but can't generate solar power
Japan has become the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon but the probe is not generating solar power, its space agency says.
Astronomers detect high-energy 'signal' from outside our galaxy
Astronomers made the discovery after analysing 13 years of data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope.
Mysterious 'Big Ring' found in space 'must surely be telling us something' - astronomer
Scientists have discovered a gigantic, ring-shaped structure in space which according to our current understanding of the universe, should not exist.
Peregrine mission has 'no chance' of soft lunar landing
The company behind the mission said there was about 40 hours' worth of propellant left, following a leak - not enough to land on the moon.
India’s space ambitions brighten with success of maiden solar mission
The mission marks the latest success for the space exploration ambitions of the world's most populous nation.
Neptune and Uranus seen in true colours in new images
Our ideas of the colours of the planets Neptune and Uranus have been wrong, research led by UK astronomers reveals.
Nasa mission lines up to 'touch the Sun'
"We are basically almost landing on a star," says one of the mission's scientists. "This is equivalent to the Moon landing of 1969."
US military secret spaceplane launches into space
The US military's secretive X-37B robot spaceplane blasted off from Florida on Thursday night on its seventh mission.
Best images from James Webb Telescope as it turns two
From galaxies to stars to planets, the world's largest and most powerful telescope has captured the allure of outer space in vibrant colours.
‘Star Wars meteorite’ sheds light on the early Solar System
How a meteorite shower is changing how we view the solar system - and became a key inspiration for 'Star Wars'
US asks NZ for more money to fund military satellites
The weapons race in space is heating up and the bills are going up, including for us.
New Zealand is in a group the US has asked to stump up more money for military satellites.
Phil Pennington spoke… Audio