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Amazing space images: Nasa opens vault

NASA has launched a searchable database of its most iconic images.

These astronauts' travel pics beat yours

An American astronaut tweeted this astounding shot of his boots dangling above the Earth.

NASA's big exoplanet announcement

NASA says it has some big news to tell the world.

Nasa revives 'weird life forms'

Lifeforms which have been living inside crystals for up to 60,000 years have been revived by NASA, raising hopes that alien organisms could be found on other planets.

Amazing image of Mt Taranaki from space

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet has described the moment he captured the Taranaki volcano from aboard the International Space Station.

Competition for space robots heats up

Companies are heading to court in a battle for a contract to repair satellites with space robots.

NASA missions from NZ to continue

NASA is heading back to Wanaka to launch its super balloons which orbit the globe performing scientific monitoring.

NASA's super balloon to return to Wanaka

NASA has confirmed it will return to Wanaka to launch it's super-pressure balloon which will see the 18.8 million cubic foot balloon

Nasa keeps finding signs of water

New research from NASA suggests that liquid water once existed on Mars and the dwarf planet Ceres - important clues in the search for past or present life.

Planet-spotting Kiwis behind major Nasa study

Worlds with the mass of Neptune are the most likely planet to form in the icy outer realms of planetary systems, scientists have found in a pioneering new study co-authored by Kiwi researchers.

Buzz Aldrin: 'I got out of breath'

Speaking out for the first time since he was evacuated from Antarctica, the former astronaut admits he didn't want to give up his goal of reaching the South Pole.

Nasa: We may have to nuke asteroids

It sounds like an idea that should remain firmly in the realm of Hollywood but NASA thinks one day we might need to nuke any Earth-bound asteroids to save humanity.

The 10 biggest science stories of 2016

As 2016 draws to a close, the NZ Science Media Centre picked some of the biggest national and international science stories that made headlines

Rocket Lab booster go for launch

The Rocket Lab's first stage booster rocket has passed a trial putting the company closer to the test launch of its Electron vehicle

Buzz Aldrin suffers altitude sickness

Buzz Aldrin says he was evacuated from the South Pole last week because he became short of breath and began showing signs of altitude sickness.

'He'll be insufferable now'

The former astronaut, who became ill while visiting Antarctica, has been told to rest up in Christchurch while congestion in his lungs clears.