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.

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.

After his 1965 spacewalk, he led a Soviet mission, docked in orbit with a U.S. spacecraft.

Two star-gazers who discovered a planet outside our solar system were awarded.

A Nasa scientist says "we're close" to a huge revelation about life on Mars.

A superfan will be able to watch his beloved Italy play, despite being 408km above Japan.

The Roadster has travelled farther than any other car in history.

The mission will lift-off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on the Māhia Peninsula.

The world is not prepared for the discovery, Nasa's chief scientist has warned.

A tiny hole, drilled by hand then concealed, caused an international scandal.

Two million people said they would attend - but few actually showed up.

The signals have tripled frequency, and some of them are repeating the same message.

The inbound object is only the second of its kind yet detected.