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.

Astronomer on why Kiwis hunting for the remains of the space rock that lit up the skies should be looking further afield.

A "blinding" flash, intense explosion and sonic booms experienced over much of the country last night were probably caused by a meteor, experts agree.

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.

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.

Eight new planets have been discovered orbiting at a distance where oceans and life could exist - and two are the most similar to Earth found to date.

You can take a role in testing the effect of warming skin on memory. Or you can involve yourself in a bid to land a spaceship on the Moon....

The Rosetta mission, which has for the first time put a spacecraft in orbit around a comet and landed a robotic probe on its surface...

It's not evidence of "little green men" but intriguing "burps" of methane have been recorded by Nasa's Curiosity Rover - which may be from primitive microorganisms.

Qantas is diverting its planes away from central Sydney to free up space for authorities dealing with the siege in a city cafe.

Kiwis will have a chance to see one of the most world's spectacular meteor showers with the naked eye in the early hours of tomorrow morning.

A proposed mission to the moon led by British scientists could pave the way for the construction of a lunar observatory.

Japan is set to launch a space probe on a six-year mission to mine a distant asteroid after the event was postponed because of bad weather, officials said.

A mysterious Russian object is being tracked by space agencies, giving new life to fears about the increase of space weapons.

Mankind may have already accomplished the giant leap of walking on the moon, but a group of scientists and entrepreneurs is hoping to boldly go where no one has gone before.

Scientists are hailing Philae's flight and landing - described as the equivalent of aiming a fly at a speeding bullet - as an outstanding success.