Hawke's Bay, dumping ground for space junk
NZ's East Coast is in the firing line for NASA's space junk.
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Kiwi breakthrough could help us better understand universe
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NASA rocket's journey to the sun delayed
NASA has postponed the historic launch of the first spacecraft to fly towards the Sun.
UFO sighting that terrified a city
An unusual formation of lights caused major panic after a mass sighting.
Pentagon moving toward establishing Trump's Space Force
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Alien mineral found in meteorite that crashed-down in Siberia
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Discovery: Huge glowing 'rogue' planet drifting through space
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Rocket Lab plans rapid-fire New Zealand launches
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Mystery after meteor hits earth
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Mysterious signal sent from deep space has scientists excited
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Terraforming Mars: Elon Musk's Mars dream crushed
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Blood Moon 2018: See the best pics of lunar eclipse
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Who owns the moon? A space lawyer answers
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Zuckerberg ready to take on Musk in web space race
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Life may have existed on the Moon four billion years ago
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'Ghost particles' from distant galaxy discovered
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Focus: Astronauts escape malfunctioning rocket en route to Space Station
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Tokyo we have a problem! Wannabe space billionaire's $4m rocket crashes in flames
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Physics professor claims alien encounters are 'covered up'
He says humanity must "face the possibility" UFO sightings really are alien craft.
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Monster asteroid visible to the naked eye
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The crew behind today's Rocket Lab launch attempt
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Mysterious blue sand found on Mars
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Kiwi astrophotographer captures ISS passing over moon
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