"You really can't steer these things," Harvard University astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell said.

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.

As investigation continues, Musk asks the public for help in figuring out what caused his rocket to ignite.

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.

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.

Watch NZH Focus: Could Aliens have sent a ‘strong message’ from deep in space, scientists are investigating a signal from a star around 94 light years from Earth. The European Commission orders Apple to pay 20 billion dollars in back taxes in Ireland. And a 7 year old girl finds an 1992 Olympic gold medal in a pile of rubbish in Atlanta.

Scientists have discovered what they believe to be a new planet, the closest one ever detected outside our solar system.

Scientists are excited about the possibility a new planet orbiting around our sun's closest neighbour may have an atmosphere.

Welcome to the era of the space tour guide.

A Kiwi scientist is just one small step away from becoming a Nasa astronaut after being invited for an interview.

Canterbury University's Dr Sarah Kessans, who has made it to the final round of interviews for Nasa's astronaut programme, sits down for a quick Q&A.

Using a reflecting telescope at the European Southern Observatory (ESO), astronomers have recently discovered exoplanet about 4.25 light-years from the Sun.

Astronomers are confused by the recent discovery of a mystery object orbiting around the sun backwards.

Rocket Lab's mission to send a rocket to the moon is a step closer to reality.

Government is looking to regulate how waste from rocket launches will be disposed of upon returning to Earth.