Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) see the world at night on every orbit - that's 16 times each crew day.

When you sit around imagining life aboard the ISS one thing you probably don't want to think about is a space junk slamming into your vessel.

A small team of Kiwi scientists expect to keep working with SpaceX as the California-based company makes an ambitious push for Mars.

Where's the best place to watch next year's US eclipse? If you're thinking the grand open spaces of Wyoming, you have plenty of company.

They were once among the fiercest weapons of the Cold War, capable of delivering nuclear warheads to any place on the planet.

One solitary asteroid might be worth trillions of dollars in platinum and other metals. Exploiting these resources could lead to a global boom in wealth, which could raise living standards worldwide and potentially benefit all of humanity.

They call it the Outpost, a high-tech outer-space shack that could house four astronauts for up to 60 days.

Yuri Milner's team plans to develop tiny, unmanned spaceships designed to fly on a research mission.

An Internet investor has enlisted famed physicist Stephen Hawking to help him with a futuristic plan for seeking life in outer space. (April 12)

It would take six to eight months' travel by rocket, if the planet is lined up with Earth in the right way.

Wellington photographer says image of stunning 'shooting star' streaking across New Zealand night sky was happy coincidence.

Visitors to an upcoming Mars exhibit at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center will be able to explore several sites on the red planet, reconstructed using real imagery from Nasa's Curiosity Mars Rover.

Scientists have just found space travel is apparently bad for your hair.

Despite a perfect record of successful spaceflights, ULA chief Tory Bruno is under pressure to compete with SpaceX.

The extrasolar planet HD 20782, about 117 light years from Earth.

New Horizons spacecraft has transmitted spectacular images back that reveal surprises. Here's a summary of just a few scientific results to date.

Heston Blumenthal has described his nerves as he hosted a dinner party from earth for Major Tim Peake aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

WATCH: Video of yesterday's total solar eclipse proves that a plane provides the best possible vantage point to view the natural phenomenon.

American Astronaut Scott Kelly returns from space, having grown two inches during his time in orbit. / AP

WATCH: A new map of the Milky Way star-forming gases has given us an unprecedented look at our galaxy.

"Surprise meteor shower" in New Zealand sparks hunt for unknown ice ball orbiting in space.

Three years after hundreds of webcams captured a 19m-wide space rock exploding over a Russian city.

On Earth, we're used to eclipses that last just seconds: but imagine one that puts you in the dark for three and a half years.

Auckland company Rocket Lab has signed another customer to launch small satellites into space later this year.

As news of the biggest scientific breakthrough in recent times broke today, a retired Bay of Plenty resident sat down and read the headlines with excitement.

After decades of effort scientists have succeeded in detecting gravitational waves from the violent merging of two black holes in deep space.

Scientists announced Thursday that, after decades of effort, they have succeeded in detecting gravitational waves from the violent merging of two black holes in deep space.

Like a zombie, the Milky Way galaxy may already be dead but it still keeps going.

British astronaut Tim Peake has shared aerial images of New Zealand from space on Twitter this morning.

Images of New Zealand taken from space and the international space station.