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The first landing is a statement of Beijing's technological advancements and its intent.
Chinese spacecraft makes first landing on moon's far side
A Chinese spacecraft has made the first-ever landing on the far side of the moon.
Pluto explorer ushering in new year at more distant world
This spacecraft team will ring in the new year by exploring an even more distant world.
Earth captured in all its fragility
A photo lends a one-of-a-kind image inspiration to care for our planet.
At risk? Lord of the Rings' TV show execs meet Govt during studio space squeeze
The high-level meeting comes at a time when studio space is in high demand.
Oumuamua mystery: We totally missed 'first contact with aliens'
Oumuamua has scientists completely baffled, it's possible we may have missed contact.
Into the ice world: Antarctica's link to 'space weather'
NZ scientists in Antarctica are using military radio signals to monitor space weather.
Nuclear 'tunnelbot' probes alien life
It looks little more than a giant snowball. But now Nasa thinks it can probe it.
Live: Rocket Lab launches second commercial payload
Its the first time Nasa has booked a whole private rocket to carry cubesats to space.
The Kaikōura Files: Baffling mystery of New Zealand's UFO
It was New Year's Eve in 1978 when strange lights were spotted over South Island.
China's mission to land probe on dark side of the Moon
China has successfully launched the rocket.
Local Focus: Picnic in the Pinetum
Largest collection in the southern hemisphere. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Recording shows what it sounds like on Mars
The Mars lander has released audio of sounds from the red planet never heard before.
Nanogirl: How vacuuming could save the planet
COMMENT: An interplanetary vacuum cleaner may be about to change the world.
NZ study could help the hunt for Einstein's cosmic ripples
NZ study could tell us more about mysterious gravitational waves - and what causes them.
'Flawless': Mars lander joins select club
InSight is only the eighth space explorer from Earth to make it onto the Red Planet.
'I'm here': Mars probe posts first images after successful landing
'There's a quiet beauty here' - InSight's tweets track its progress in real time.
Elon Musk says he will probably move to Mars
Musk says the likelihood of him going to Mars is "70 per cent".
Watch live: Nasa lands spacecraft on Mars
US has pulled off seven landings in three decades - but this one won't be easy.
Editorial: Commercial world Nasa's new challenge
EDITORIAL: Missions to Mars show off Nasa's engineering prowess in spectacular ways.
'Super Earth' may hold clues to distant worlds
Astronomers discovered evidence of an alien world unlike anything in our own solar system.
'Dark matter hurricane' is on a collision course with Earth
The invisible mass is travelling at a breakneck 500 km per second.
Permanent jetlag: Scientists issue warning over blue light
Increasing exposure to artificial blue light is hurting our health and our environment.
Peter Beck: How Rocket Lab will make money
"It's Business Time is 'business time' in more ways than you can imagine."
Astronaut shares stunning photos of New Zealand from space
Alexander Gerst posted amazing images of the South Island, including the Southern Alps.
Antarctic expedition aid search for life beyond Earth
What does Antarctica have to do with one of Jupiter's moons? More than you might think.
Two weeks with the world's fastest smartphone
Comment: The world's best smartphone might also be its best-kept secret.
Harvard researchers suggest strange interstellar object may be alien light sail
Astronomers spotted something odd last year. Something really odd.
Big read: Are tiny cars the next big thing?
There's compelling evidence that the age of auto ownership is steadily declining.