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'Potentially catastrophic': Emergency agency preparing for extreme solar storm
Communications and power are often affected by solar storms.
Trump, Musk watch SpaceX abort Starship booster catch
SpaceX’s Starship rocket splashed down after an aborted booster catch attempt.
Rocket Lab shares blast off after it reports revenue surge
Firm receives more backing from Uncle Sam, updates on Neutron.
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket’s engine fails during satellite launch
Starlink satellites aboard the rocket were deployed but in a lower orbit than intended.
Life on Earth? Ancient asteroid reveals new solar system secrets
Ancient asteroid fragments answer questions about life on Earth and the solar system.
Nasa astronauts on troubled Boeing capsule will stay in space
Two Nasa astronauts will stay in space longer to keep troubleshooting Boeing’s capsule.
Boeing faults leave two astronauts stranded in orbit
Starliner setback is delaying International Space Station crew returning to Earth.
Boeing’s first astronaut flight called off at the last minute in latest setback
Last-minute computer trouble nixed a launch attempt for Boeing's first astronaut flight.
Former US Navy admiral leads search for underwater alien USOs
Hunt for clues to extraterrestrial life forms visiting Earth moves from skies to seas.
Company makes first US moon landing since Apollo era
The US have made it's first moon landing in half a century.
Maramataka expert Heeni Hoterene wants Māori to oppose moon burials
'As indigenous people and as Māori, we must support Navajo'.
Nasa spacecraft discovers tiny moon around asteroid
It turns out that the asteroid Dinkinesh has a dinky sidekick.
Editorial: Space race increasingly picks up pace
OPINION: Our editorial on the space race latest, the return of Nasa’s asteroid samples.
NASA opposes lithium mining in Nevada desert
Opposition to mining one particular desert tract is coming from unusual quarters: space.
Nasa talks UFOs with public for the first time
Space agency to release findings from independent inquiry into unexplained sightings.
China plans to have astronauts on the moon before 2030
Crewed mission among expansive ambitions for space, stepping up US rivalry.
SpaceX launching Saudi astronauts on private flight to space station
SpaceX's next private flight to the International Space Station is awaiting takeoff.
Nasa launches stadium-sized, space-bound balloon from Wānaka Airport
The launch is the second of two planned to go up from Wānaka this year.
Rocket Lab almost doubles loss, nabs another Nasa mission
Rocket Lab is spending millions of dollars to develop a bigger rocket for US launch.
Nasa hopes for second Wanaka balloon launch today or weekend
The balloon will mark Nasa’s final planned launch from Wānaka Airport for 2023.
Liftoff! Nasa balloon launched from NZ - will circle Earth for up to 100 days
Such balloons have made headlines after the US shot down one.
First moon crew in 50 years includes woman, black astronaut
The first moon crew in 50 years — three Americans and one Canadian.
‘Mind-blown’: Space telescope uncovers massive galaxies
One galaxy could contain as many stars as our Milky Way, but is 30 times more compact.
2022 was the fifth or sixth warmest on record
We should expect record-shattering hot years soon as the Earth heats up.
Old Nasa satellite falling from sky on Monday
Most of the 2450kg satellite will burn up upon re-entry, but some pieces may survive.
50 years after the Apollo 17 mission, the moon looks closer than ever
New York Times: Fifty years ago two men woke up on humanity’s last day on the moon.