The planet is twice as distant as Pluto and takes more than 1000 years to orbit the sun.

The rise of the commercial space industry may end up being the president's true legacy.

Here's why President Obama may have selected the wrong planet for an expedition.

Boeing CEO has vowed to beat billionaire Elon Musk and SpaceX in the race to send humans to Mars.

The idea of aliens having already visited Earth is "improbable, impossible, mind boggling" for many. That's why these guys stick together.

COMMENT: Before we start colonising Mars there's five key questions we have to answer.

A police helicopter filmed something mysterious in the sky over the Bristol Channel.

The much-anticipated speech comes a few weeks after one of SpaceX's rockets blew up, leaving questions about the the future of the company.

SpaceX's plan for a mission to Mars. / SpaceX

A Taupo couple are considering building and selling "tiny houses" for a living after their 'awesome' tiny house experience.

Methane frosts that shift with the seasons, a massive glacier and craters of gas, Pluto is a fascinating planet.

An engineer involved with the Rosetta spacecraft says he's excited about the prospect of seeing it crashed into a comet.

After accepting the Heinlein Prize at the National Air and Space Museum, Bezos spoke about his grand ambitions for space.

There's now a version of Aotearoa in space, with the International Astronomical Union (IAU) formally approving the name "New Zealand" for an asteroid.

It is the most detailed map of the night sky ever produced, which pinpoints the locations of more than one billion stars.

International Space Station astronaut Ignazio Magnani has revealed amazing images of New Zealand from space.

Watch NZH Focus: Leaked emails show the former US Secretary of State Colin Powell’s contempt for both major presidential candidates. Two trucks carrying aid from Turkey have arrived in the northern Syrian town of Jarablus. And the European Space Agency says its mission to chart more than 1 billion stars is on track.

The New Glenn rocket is named for John Glenn, the first American to reach orbit. It should be ready to fly by the end of the decade.

The Pope's astronomer, Brother Guy Consolmagno, is visiting Great Barrier Island today. He talks to science reporter Jamie Morton about faith, science and little green men.

Rocket Lab has moved closer to a trial launch from its East Coast site by doing a deal with Airways to keep its launch airspace clear.

It's one of the most famous quotes of all time but experts say Neil Armstrong's accent may be to blame for his claim his first words on the moon were misquoted.

Scientists believe they have found all asteroids near Earth the same size as that which killed the dinosaurs, but many other smaller ones remain undetected.

Life on Earth has its challenges but what about life on Mars? Can humans ever survive on our neighbouring red planet?

Strange radio activity picked up from the outer reaches of the universe proved the latest false alarm of finding extra-terrestrial life.

NASA has paid Russia US$3.4 billion over the past decade to fly its astronauts to space -- a number that could grow.

Philae was finally found wedged into a dark crack on Comet 67P.

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Some close calls are enough to keep you awake at night, especially if they concern huge chunks of flaming rock smashing into the planet.

NASA has released video captured from the cameras onboard the International Space Station showing 3 hurricanes churning in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

SpaceX plans to relaunch a used Falcon 9 booster, the first time the company will refly a recovered rocket stage.