WorldUS, Russia astronauts make emergency landingTwo astronauts make emergency landing after booster rocket failed after launch.11 Oct 09:21 AM
TravelLaunch within 'weeks': Virgin Galactic catches up in new space raceSir Richard is in a race with billionaires to be the first to send tourists to space.10 Oct 12:59 AM
BusinessSpace centre gets millions more from MBIE, despite blowing business planRegional hubs and hiring plans abandoned.09 Oct 05:22 PM
BusinessSpace junk, satellites to be tracked from NZ baseRadar to track small satellites and space debris is the first in the Southern Hemisphere.30 Sep 12:13 AM
BusinessNASA stands by SpaceX despite Musk dramaNASA stands by its contractor, as Musk faces lawsuits and scrutiny.29 Sep 08:30 PM
WorldRovers take a giant jump for mankindJapan space agency scientists are thrilled by the images being sent to Earth.28 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldAsteroid explorers snap a photograph of their new worldFirst movements made by any human-made spacecraft across the surface of an asteroid.24 Sep 11:17 PM
WorldWaste of space - junk net passes first testA tossed net has managed to capture space junk in orbit-cleanup experiment.21 Sep 05:00 PM
BusinessMusk's moon tourist is $109m bogey man for NZ startupThe quirky Yusaku Maezawa showed his more hardnosed side in May, costing a lot of jobs.19 Sep 06:14 PM
TravelThe moon and back: How expensive is space tourism?Elon Musk has named his first space tourist, but how much does a ticket to the moon cost?18 Sep 10:39 PM
WorldBillionaire signs up for Musk's first moon flightThe SpaceX Big Falcon Rocket is scheduled to make the trip in 2023.18 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldWhy would the FBI seize a solar observatory?The observatory is at the centre of a mystery creating a buzz here on Earth.16 Sep 02:32 AM
BusinessSpaceX sending 'passenger' to the moonElon Musk's company is staying tight-lipped about who bought the ticket until next week.14 Sep 09:27 PM
WorldWant your name on a spaceship?Nasa may let companies buy the naming rights to its rockets in 'commercialisation' drive.12 Sep 01:36 AM
WorldAstronomers claim Pluto should be a planetNew research claims the reason Pluto lost its planet status is "not valid".09 Sep 10:58 PM
WorldHole in International Space Station 'drilled deliberately'New pictures show the hole in the space station had been deliberately drilled.04 Sep 11:56 PM
WorldIs there a mysterious Planet Nine lurking in our solar system?It is one of the biggest mysteries in the universe - and could be hiding in plain sight.03 Sep 07:11 PM
World'Water worlds' could support alien lifeLife could exist on the huge number of "water worlds" in our solar system.31 Aug 09:03 PM
WorldAstronaut plugged space station hole with his fingerHole caused by a small meteorite led to a drop in cabin pressure.31 Aug 02:14 AM
EntertainmentNeil Armstrong moonwalk movie flags US ensignArmstrong and Aldrin going to the moon, marked one of the proudest moments in US history.30 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandCanterbury 'meteor': Was it a plane?Cantabrians reported a loud boom and a blazing light on Monday night.29 Aug 04:15 AM
New ZealandWatch: Incredible footage of meteor streaking across Canterbury skiesIncredible images show the fireball lighting up the sky in Canterbury.28 Aug 06:36 AM
BusinessNext big thing in space travel?Stratolaunch is on a mission to make excursions into the Earth's orbit "routine".25 Aug 10:15 PM
World'Ghost' black hole: Scientists claim to have found evidence of another universeScientists have found that the universe we live in is not the first one to ever exist.25 Aug 06:34 AM
WorldMassive 160m asteroid skimming past Earth next weekAsteroid travelling more than 32,400 km/h considered to be a "potential hazardous" object.23 Aug 06:02 AM
New ZealandThe colour of our lakes - as seen from spaceThe impact of farming, forestry and climate change on our lakes is captured from space.22 Aug 09:30 PM
World'Huge damage': Scary warning on magnetic fieldLast time Earth's poles reversed was 780k years ago, if it happens again we're in trouble.22 Aug 05:58 AM
TechnologyHawke's Bay, dumping ground for space junkNZ's East Coast is in the firing line for NASA's space junk.21 Aug 06:30 PM
New Zealand'We're getting very close now': Branson, Kiwis set to rocket into spaceNine Kiwis are booked on Virgin Galactic's space tourism flights moving towards lift-off.18 Aug 05:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Who's ready for space travel?EDITORIAL: Commercial space travel is still a fearful prospect.18 Aug 05:00 PM
BusinessInside SpaceX, the Willy Wonka-like rocket factoryFor all its lofty ambitions, SpaceX is yet to put a human in space.14 Aug 08:08 PM
New ZealandKiwi breakthrough could help us better understand universeA Kiwi physics experiment has managed to do what decades of international research hasn't.13 Aug 11:27 PM
World'Go touch the Sun': NASA launches historic solar missionUnprecedented quest to get closer to the Sun gets off to a good start.12 Aug 08:13 AM
WorldNASA rocket's journey to the sun delayedNASA has postponed the historic launch of the first spacecraft to fly towards the Sun.11 Aug 09:56 PM
