The take off and landing of the Falcon heavy flight. Source: SpaceX

Successful launch marred by booster rocket slamming into the Atlantic.

new study claims that the planets in the system have the potential to host life

Curiosity Project Scientist Ashwin Vasavada gives a narration as Curiosity looks back over the journey so far. / Nasa JPL

Nasa has released a stunning image of what its Curiosity rover has been up to on Mars.

COMMENT: Critics of Rocket Lab's Humanity Star need to lighten up.

NASA have released a panoramic view of the Gale Crater on Mars, from the Curiosity Rover

Tonight, much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon and a supermoon, but also a total lunar eclipse, all rolled into one. There hasn't been a triple lineup like this since 1982 and the next won't occur until 2037.

A strange light in the night sky leaves an Auckland man puzzled.

This useful tool can help you track the Humanity Star as it hurtles through space.

Rocket Lab's successful launch is a venture the country can celebrate.

A man-made star that could become one of the brightest objects in night sky is mortifying.

Top astronomer says NZ's first act as a spacefaring nation "is to vandalise night sky".

The Humanity Star was delivered into orbit by Rocket Lab's successful launch this month

Rocket Lab's Peter Beck hopes it will be one of the brightest objects in the night sky

Rocket Lab has been fielding global messages after its second rocket launch

NASA reveals a makeup kit designed by male engineers for female astronauts in 1978.

Huge asteroid, size of world's tallest building, to hurtle past Earth in two weeks' time.

An NZ study will shed fresh light on the mysterious cosmic material we call 'dark matter'.

A report shows strange pulses known as fast radio bursts have become more extreme.

The United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket launches NASA's Parker Solar Probe to touch the Sun. Video/NASA

Last week saw the "wolf moon". Next up is the "super blue blood moon eclipse".

Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai did not grow 9cm - his measurements were out.

Astronaut tweets concerns after a remarkable growth spurt in just three weeks.

Mission - and the agency behind it - remains a mystery.

NASA leads tributes for legendary astronaut John Young.

In our Science Made Simple series, Dr JJ Eldridge discusses binary stars.

Get ready for a stunning lunar event occurring for the first time in 150 years.

Futuro spaceship in Warrington Otago attracted 63,389 views on TradeMe in 2017. Credit: Otago Daily Times

Bonnie and Jack, both keen gardeners, share the honours in their Anzac Parade garden.