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.

A couple have accepted a slightly less scientific reason for the "space rock" they found.

Scientists from Nasa have discovered a potential 'sunblock' for humans on Mars.

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

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.

Astronaut Thomas Pesquet wrote that he'd 'love to explore' New Zealand.

An Auckland photographer captured the weekend's aurora spectacle over the Manukau Heads.

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

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.

Sir Richard Branson will take passengers on Virgin Galactic flights by the end of 2018.

NASA has launched a searchable database of its most iconic images.

Nasa astronauts lost a fabric shield needed for the International Space Station.