There's a chance an asteroid will smack into Earth in 2135; NASA's working on a plan.

Nasa unable to defend Earth against a doomsday asteroid taller than Empire State building.

Musk has a chilling prediction about the future of humanity and there's only one solution.

Strange snow markings on Erebus not linked to plane crash

Scientists found microbes on Earth that could survive harsh conditions on Saturn's moon.

Solar storm could disrupt power grids, spacecraft and satellite operations.

A Kiwi has proposed an approach that could help the hunt for other life in the universe.

NZ scientists raise questions over US study linking 2007 eruption to tidal cycles.

Elon Musk's rocket is heading towards the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai did not grow 9cm - his measurements were out.

NASA leads tributes for legendary astronaut John Young.

Ten years after his death, Ed Hillary's legacy lives on strongly

Rocket Lab changing procedures after hot weather contributed to a dramatic launch abort.

Rocket Lab's Electron vehicle has been topped up with liquid oxygen on the launch pad.

Rocket Lab will be back tomorrow for another launch attempt after it was scrubbed today.

Rocket Lab says conditions look good for a launch attempt at Mahia today.

Rocket Lab could launch tomorrow if the weather is fine.

An asteroid that could have obliterated a large city skimmed past Earth at 9km/s.

Is there something strange about these Apollo 17 images? Conspiracy theorists say yes.

Sensory porn, brain microchips and big job changes are all part of the plan for humanity.

It began as a cosmic collision but ended in a chirp in an underground laboratory.

The space agency highlights five different lines of evidence pointing to the existence.

Eric Dahlstrom and Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom aim to help build a space industry in NZ.

Conspiracy theories say Planet X was supposed to crash into earth on September 23, 2017.

Not first time people have predicted the end of time, luckily they were wrong today.

A homemade sign that appeared at a Dunedin beach has made waves around the world.

Images of monster Category 5 hurricanes from space are hard to stop staring at.

However, NASA senior space scientist debunked the apocalyptic claim as a hoax.

The death of Nasa's Cassini read like the glorious finale of a Hollywood movie hero.

No mission lasts forever, but Cassini's final dive is particularly hard for one scientist.