New Zealand has been blasted as "stupid" by a top space engineer for not investing more in science and engineering.

Almost nobody was born under the sign they think they are, as the astrological calendar has failed to be updated as our position in relation to the stars has changed.

The detection of miniature black holes by the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) could prove the existence of parallel universes.

Scientists claim an 'imminent' collapse of the universe will take place sooner than expected, but don't panic - it still has tens of billions of years left.

The fight over lucrative contracts to launch national security satellites between SpaceX and the ULA has grown even more contentious.

Astronomers have been telling us for nearly 500 years that humanity is not the most important thing in the universe.

Nasa was last night celebrating the arrival of its space probe into the orbit of dwarf planet Ceres but Kiwi stargazers will have to wait several weeks to see any fresh footage from the Dawn probe.

Millions of tonnes of nutrient-laden dust are blown to the Amazon from one of the world's most barren places

Rocket Lab has attracted new financial backing from one of the United States' oldest venture capital firms and aerospace giant Lockheed Martin to put it on course.

Photo taken from International Space Station shows the Cook Strait and North and South Islands in glorious detail as they are caught by glint of the setting sun.

An Auckland man could end up swapping his job at the Ministry of Social Development for a one-way ticket to Mars.

A 24-year-old astrophysics students at Birmingham University was yesterday named on the shortlist of candidates selected to set up the first human colony on Mars. ,

Queenstown man Verdun Waghorn was a UFO sceptic - until he photographed one. Now he wants to know if the truth is out there.

For those who missed the spectacle of a 4.6 billion year old chunk of space rock streaking across NZ skies, it could be a long wait till the next show.

Bag full of priceless mementos from the most famous space mission of all found stuffed in a closet by Neil Armstrong's widow.

Entrepreneurs are expanding the boundaries of rocket and satellite technology as the US makes room for private enterprise.

A year ago I started subscribing to Scientific American, a publication my older brother has read for years.

Former director of Florida’s Kennedy Space Centre Jim Kennedy spent almost 40 years with Nasa. The retiree now travels, speaking on leadership.

Hopes of finding water-based life in our galaxy took a leap forward after five Earth-sized planets were found around a distant star.

A giant doorway to another galaxy may exist at the centre of the Milky Way, a study suggests.

Dramatic geothermal landscape of Waimangu volcanic rift valley a miniature Mars for space buggy inspired by next robotic rover Nasa plans to land on red planet.

Elon Musk, the billionaire technology entrepreneur, has announced plans for a space internet project that would provide faster, cheaper access around the globe.

It IS rocket science - and Auckland-based Rocket Lab has about 35 jobs to fill as it shoots for it s first flight at the end of the year.

Only two weeks into the new year, the sun has sent out some crazy streams of radiation.

New Zealand's Lake Tekapo has been ranked one of the best spots in the world for stargazing.