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![Back to business for King's Birthday Honours 2024](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Back to business for King's Birthday Honours 2024
A change in Government has meant a clear shift in focus for the 2024 list.
![Boeing’s first astronaut flight called off at the last minute in latest setback](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
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.
![Chinese spacecraft lands on far side of the Moon](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Chinese spacecraft lands on far side of the Moon
Chinese spacecraft lands on the Moon’s far side to collect rocks in growing US space race.
!['Don’t think this is accidental': Elon Musk dominates space launch. Rivals call foul](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'Don’t think this is accidental': Elon Musk dominates space launch. Rivals call foul
New York Times: New competitors say SpaceX is using tactics intended to squash them.
![Rocket Lab sends Nasa polar satellite into space](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Rocket Lab sends Nasa polar satellite into space
A climate change-focused mission from Mahia.
![Celebration for Māori as honours handed out in Wellington](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Celebration for Māori as honours handed out in Wellington
Māori astronomer among award recipients.
![Maori high-tech awards handed out at Spark Arena](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Maori high-tech awards handed out at Spark Arena
Drone company takes award for top Māori company.
![What is the science behind the Aurora Australis?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
What is the science behind the Aurora Australis?
The skies have been lighting up with the Aurora Australis - but what causes it?
!['Lit up like fireworks': Aurora can be seen for the next few nights](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'Lit up like fireworks': Aurora can be seen for the next few nights
There was no shortage of places to view the aurora lights in Hawke's Bay.
!['Ecstatic' newlyweds in dazzling wedding photos with aurora night sky](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'Ecstatic' newlyweds in dazzling wedding photos with aurora night sky
'It’s a dream come true.'
![Stunning aurora lights up NZ skies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Stunning aurora lights up NZ skies
An aurora australis danced across Aotearoa’s skies this morning to the delight of photographers nationwide. Video / WISP Media
![Strong solar storm could disrupt communications](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Strong solar storm could disrupt communications
The sun is producing strong solar flares and has hurled outbursts of plasma our way.
![Rocket Lab Neutron launch delay ‘irrelevant’ in grand scheme of space, Beck says](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Rocket Lab Neutron launch delay ‘irrelevant’ in grand scheme of space, Beck says
Revenue is up as the company's ambitious launchpad plans advance.
![Boeing on verge of launching astronauts aboard new capsule](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Boeing on verge of launching astronauts aboard new capsule
The move is the first flight of Boeing’s Starliner capsule with a crew on board.
![Chinese probe to explore dark side of the moon](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Chinese probe to explore dark side of the moon
Samples could provide insights into differences between the moon's two sides.
![A quarter of a century of pictures that are out of this world](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
A quarter of a century of pictures that are out of this world
The Earth Observatory has delivered a different perspective on the Earth since 1999.
![Rocket Lab’s PREFIRE mission to track polar heat for climate study](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Rocket Lab’s PREFIRE mission to track polar heat for climate study
Rocket Lab's next mission, 'Ready, Aim, PREFIRE', is set for launch on or after May 22
![Rocket Lab wins $53m US military 'hot-deploy' contract](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Rocket Lab wins $53m US military 'hot-deploy' contract
Kiwi-American firm's pipeline increasingly dominated by US military work.
![Watch: Balls-up! Awkward moment TV host cuts to X-rated video during solar eclipse](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Watch: Balls-up! Awkward moment TV host cuts to X-rated video during solar eclipse
'This last video is from a fan.'