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.

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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.

Nasa launches first ever mission to take samples from an asteroid in the hope of preventing the space rock colliding with Earth later this century.

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.

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.

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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.

An asteroid set to narrowly miss Earth could cause 'immense suffering and death' years later if its orbit is changed when it passes dangerously near to our planet.

The US space physicist behind the Juno spacecraft's historic entry into Jupiter's orbit this month admits the whole concept seemed a pipe-dream at first.

This might just be one of the last things you ever read if you believe the doomsayers who believe the end of the world is nigh. No, really.

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Jupiter's Great Red Spot might be making the planet red hot.