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Astronauts deep diving to prepare for life in space

The NEEMO explorers say it's going swimmingly.

Will we find alien life this century?

A scientist shares five reasons we might find alien life this century - and five we reasons we might not.

Companies flood Earth's orbit with satellites

The number of operational satellites has jumped 40 percent in the past five years, with nearly 1,400 now orbit the Earth.

Apollo astronauts' 'graffiti' revealed inside historic moon capsule

As the Apollo 11 astronauts hurtled toward their historic rendezvous with the moon 47 years ago this week, they kept a hand-drawn calendar on the wall of their command module.

Explained: Space junk that fell to NZ

Do we need to be worried about pieces of junk falling out of space and into our atmosphere?

Which NZ city is caught in the lights?

A striking photograph taken from a Nasa flying observatory at a height of 44,000ft shows the extent of light pollution caused by a NZ's city's street lights.

Broken telescope discovers new planets

The space robot formerly known as Kepler should have stopped working in 2013, but scientists just confirmed new planets found in its second life.

Juno gears up for first Jupiter close-ups

Nasa's Juno mission has survived Jupiter's extreme radiation and is getting ready to send back never-seen-before pictures of the largest planet in our solar system.

Rocket Lab unveils new satellite deal

NZ company Rocket Lab is a step closer to lift off, today saying it had done a deal for three satellite launches .

Scientists crack mystery of Venus' vanished water

Super-powerful electric winds may have blown it into space.

Teachers, farmers: Nasa has spot for you on Mars

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

Microsoft co-founder is building the world's largest plane

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

Nasa plane grounded after crack found

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.

Is there anybody out there?

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.

A giant planet that orbits two suns

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

Blastoff - NZ signs space deal with US

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.

Falling spaceship could help us understand universe

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

Nasa observatory goes on Kiwi mission

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.