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James Webb Space Telescope blasts off
The world's largest and most powerful space telescope has rocketed away on a high-stakes quest to behold light from the first stars and galaxies and scour the universe for hints of life. Video / NASA
Space trip too short says Japanese space tourist
Yusaku Maezawa said 12 days was 'not enough' and 20 would be better.
Hubble telescope's bigger, more powerful successor to soar
The James Webb Space Telescope is finally on the brink of flight.
Nasa spacecraft 'touches' sun for first time
Nasa's Parker Solar Probe plunges through unexplored solar corona.
FAA awards Jeff Bezos coveted astronaut wings
What do people with everything want? An astronaut status apparently.
Shatner marvels at Blue Origin flight frenzy, 'finite' Earth
William Shatner drew a frenzy of attention when fiction became fact with his rocket ride.
Destination Mars: 'Thrilling' interactive exhibit promises fun for the whole family
"We wanted to create a really complex environment, and kind of overload the senses."
'Mystery' object on Moon puzzling scientists
A Chinese rover exploring the Moon has stumbled across an object like a 'hut'.
Nasa's Curiosity rover sends 'picture postcard' from Mars
Remarkable images from Mars have left members of the mission team "stunned".
American football star to become the next space tourist
Jeff Bezos' company is sending another star into space, if only for 10 minutes.
Kiwi radar tracks debris from Russian space missile
Evidence from NZ backs US claims Russian blast endangered International Space Station.
Will an island in Indonesia become a new frontier in the space race?
New York Times: Govt wants to open a spaceport and lure SpaceX founder Elon Musk.
Russian space junk threatening Space Station
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are forced inside docked capsules as incoming Russian space debris looms. Video / AP
I see red: 'blood micro-moon' over NZ this Friday
Friday brings longest partial lunar eclipse fully visible from NZ in more than 800 years.
SpaceX crew launch marks 600 space travellers in 60 years
The 600 ranges from actor William Shatner last month to US and Russian astronauts.
Returning SpaceX crew stuck with nappies due to broken toilet
'Space flight is full of lots of little challenges ... this is just one more.'
MBIE awarded space contract to US startup without competitive tender
Winner received US military funding to help prop it up during the pandemic.
Liam Dann: Why high inflation won't last
Tech billionaires are a weird bunch but they may hold the key to beating inflation.
Jeff Bezos' rocket company wants to build a space station
New York Times: Blue Origin wants to build an outpost that could help replace the ISS.
How a nuclear bomb could save Earth from a stealthy asteroid
New York Times: 3D models are helping scientists prepare for a worst-case scenario.
Captain Kirk v the Prince: Shatner says William is missing point about space travel
Prince William said entrepreneurs should be focusing on saving the planet we're living on.
Rotorua lake study out of this world: Satellites provide greater insight
Images from space are being used to study the health of Rotorua's lakes.
Prince William's pot-shot at Jeff Bezos: Focus on Earth instead of other planets
Duke's comments come hours after Jeff Bezos sent Star Trek's William Shatner into space.
Rocket Lab buys Colorado firm for US$45m; where Beck's hunting next
Rapid expansion continues.
Shatner prepares to boldly go where no TV Star has gone before
The Sci Fi captain prepares to become the face of a real Space Race.
Nasa to crash spacecraft into asteroid in 'Armageddon' test
The space agency will attempt to not miss a thing.
Russian actor beats Tom Cruise to film in space
Actor Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko lifted off in a Soyuz MS-19 from the Russian space launch facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Video / NASA
Russian actor beats Tom Cruise to film in space
Russian actor Yulia Peresild overtakes Tom Cruise in the movie version of the space race.
Moon megabuild: Loony Las Vegas casino's lofty design ambition
Estimates to build their moon-shot resort is somewhere in the ballpark of $5billion.
'A heck of a ride': World's first all-amateur space crew splashdown off Florida coast
The crew also took calls from Tom Cruise and U2′s Bono.
Who gets sick in space? Orbital tourists may offer better clues
New York Times: This mission will create new data on how the human body adapts to space.
Elon Musk's SpaceX launches first tourist flight Inspiration4
The four astronauts will be in space for three days, circling the Earth.
'Very ordinary' astronauts prepare for an extraordinary launch to space
New York Times: The Inspiration4 mission shows private spaceflight's promise.