NASA wants YOU to get amped for the "Journey to Mars".

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's Stratolaunch airplane is designed to carry rockets and "air launch" them into orbit.

Nasa's high-tech aeroplane flying out of NZ to study the skies of the Southern Hemisphere has been grounded after a crack was discovered in one of its engines.

It's morning in the Murchison, a desolate, sunbaked corner of the midwest of Western Australia, and a trio of wedge-tailed eagles are circling.

Any rocky moons orbiting the Jupiter-like planet could theoretically have liquid water.

NZ and the US sign a deal setting rules around rocket technology and providing a register on what's been blasted into space from our part of the world.

The gravitational wave detector is the "quietest place known to humankind".

The world's largest flying observatory has arrived in New Zealand for a series of cutting-edge night-flying missions to help unlock the mysteries of the universe.

A team of Kiwi scientists hope to answer some of the biggest questions about our universe, by joining one of the most ambitious astronomy projects ever undertaken.

The star wanted to join the crew of the US Space Shuttle Columbia and had hoped to join the fateful mission after being given secret training by NASA.

Scientists are travelling back more than 60 million years in history to drill deep under the ocean floor in search of clues about the event that wiped out the dinosaurs, and nearly extinguished life on earth. Source: Smithsonian Channel

Watch: Kiwi rocket tech pioneers show off the test firing of their stage 2 rocket engine.

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.

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

As commercial space travel becomes more of a reality, there are still some serious health risks to consider before opting to go into orbit.

WATCH: Bigelow Aerospace is set to send its expandable habitat to the International Space Station.

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.