Rocket Lab has scrubbed a potential launch of the Electron rocket due to high winds.

Apollo 11 'moon dust' mistakenly sold on government website in 2015 to go up for sale.

Kiwis are about to get a deep insight into a $100 million hunt for intelligent alien life.

Kiwi space outfit Rocket Lab enters the final countdown to historic test launch.

What's a "safe" distance to survive a nearby supernova? Scientists say 40-50 light years.

A fiery space object in the sky over Gisborne last night disrupts rugby practice.

A new study has found that a mysterious 'Cold Spot' in space could prove alternate worlds.

Extreme athletes aren't simply adrenaline junkies with a death wish, scientists say.

Jupiter's moon Io has a 200km-wide lava lake with waves of molten rock that clash.

Joyce Lockyer and husband Graeme found a dark grey rock in the garden.

Professor Stephen Hawking has made an ominous warning to the human race.

SpaceX launched a mission for US military, marking its fifth successful mission of 2017.

Investors wonder: Is oil the water of the coming Space Age?

The digital signal will reach 55 Cancri by 2057 which many hope might support alien life.

Nasa's unprecedented trip between Saturn and its rings provides amazing pictures.

The balloon is operating as expected and being monitored from Nasa's base in Texas.

Scientist believes there may be evidence an extinct alien species once inhabited earth.

WATCH: A stadium-sized balloon launch has gone ahead in Wanaka.

The European Space Agency is worried about the amount of space debris above us.

People under the influence of psychedelic drugs attain a "higher" state of consciousness.

NZ cosmologist Professor Richard Easther talks gravity with science writer Marcus Chown.

NASA has again postponed the Wanaka launch of a huge balloon planned to study "near space"

Space debris is a growing problem.

An investigator went too far in pursuit of the widow of a Nasa engineer.

Astronomers say they've captured images of the monster that weighs four million suns.

Satellite images offer a dramatic perspective of Edgecumbe before and after the flood.

Jeff Bezos has revealed an extraordinary bet to turn space into a playground for the rich.

Space scientists are paying people to lie on their backs for two months.

Both Sir Richard Branson and Elon Musk have space missions planned for next year.

Psychic claims she aliens have even told her what Trump is up to.