"It really is rocket science," say team who built the NASA replica in a shed.

SpaceX plans to launch 12,000 satellites - but astronomers are worried.

Strange lights seen in the sky across New Zealand baffle residents. Video / Rohit Andoria / SpaceX

NZ has some of the darkest night skies on Earth. So why have we lost our connection?

Christchurch-based space launch company has signed with Waitaki District Council.

It could be: one small step for romance; one giant leap backwards for feminism.

That's one way to make a good impression.

Four mega-trends are emerging.

Like something out of Star Wars, the "X-plane" has been given the go ahead.

Rocket Lab's second pad at Mahia is part of its global expansion.

Rocket Lab payloads so far would have met new rules.

There's a remarkable explanation for the appearance in the sky.

Discovery of black hole raises questions about gaps in Einstein's theory of relativity.

Brain researchers will never have to wash cars to raise money again.

Musk would fit in well – a new report values NZ's space sector at $1.7 billion.

NZ scientists designing cutting-edge 'collision avoidance' tech for satellites.

Stargazers in the eastern US and Canada were able to spot Mercury, a tiny black dot.

Artificial meteor shower satellite will shoot pellets into the atmosphere.

The hard science and real superstition of the mysterious phenomenon explained.

Virgin Galactic has become the first publicly traded space tourism company.

Nasa has shared a sinister photo of the sun, just a few days before spooky celebration.

They can’t see stars at home so they’re flocking to see them here. Astro-tourism - putting the twinkle into Tekapo. Frank Film visits after dark. #NZOnAir. Video / Frank Film

It took two decades for women to catch up with men in the spacewalking arena.