Rocket Lab fuels up for 4.50pm launch attempt
Rocket Lab's Electron vehicle has been topped up with liquid oxygen on the launch pad.
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Rocket Lab scrubs launch attempt
Rocket Lab will be back tomorrow for another launch attempt after it was scrubbed today.
Rocket Lab go for launch today
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SpaceTeddy reaches for stars again
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Rocket Lab could launch tomorrow if the weather is fine.
Rocket Lab's second test launch delayed
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World's first space mining degree
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Clear night forecast for Monday's supermoon
Meteorologist Ciaran Doolin said a clear night was forecast most of the country.
NZ's 'SpaceTeddy' prepares for second mission
An Auckland primary is again set to send a teddy bear into space and break two records.
Russia claims to have found alien life
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Giant asteroid to pass Earth before Christmas
Asteroid named after Greek demi-god Phaethon, who 'almost destroyed Earth'.
Nasa discovers alien comet from another solar system
Nasa discovery 'like nothing ever seen before'.
Fake moon landing? 'Stagehand' reflected in spaceman's visor
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Planet found 'next door' may host alien life
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Meet the man who was 'born on Mars'
Russian man who could talk just months after his birth claims to have lived on Mars.
Hawking: Earth will become 'flaming ball of fire' by 2600
The earth is coming to a fiery end, and we're to blame says Stephen Hawking.
Focus: Are we ready to start mining the solar system?
No longer a thing of science fiction, Professor Brian Cox talks about our next steps as a civilisation.
Space mining - science fiction or real life?
Popular astrophysicist Professor Brian Cox believes we could be mining in space very soon
Why are animals still being sent into space?
It's no longer monkeys or dogs, but lots of animals still get sent into space.
Are daydreamers simply smarter?
Daydreaming isn't necessarily a bad thing - and may be a sign you're smart and creative.
Couple sets record with epic gender reveal
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NASA finds 20 habitable planets 'in plain sight'
Scientists have found 20 new planets that could support life in eye distance of earth.
Strange 'alien' orb linked to Putin
Glowing orb over Siberia skies evoked cries of 'aliens', but real cause more disturbing,
Mars 'mothership' in NASA images: UFO hunters
UFO hunters are convinced that they have spotted an alien mothership on Mars.
'Alien' object excites astronomers
Strange object spotted plunging around our Sun could be our first interstellar visitor.
Did a space storm add to Auckland's fuel crisis?
Geomagnetic storms could be corroding underground pipes, researchers say.