EntertainmentRussian actor beats Tom Cruise to film in spaceRussian actor Yulia Peresild overtakes Tom Cruise in the movie version of the space race.05 Oct 05:01 PM
BusinessElon Musk's SpaceX launches first tourist flight Inspiration4The four astronauts will be in space for three days, circling the Earth.15 Sep 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldNasa says an asteroid will have a close brush with Earth. But not until the 2100sNew York Times: Scientists forecast path of space rock size of the Empire State Building.11 Aug 11:00 PM
WorldLatest space station supplies include pizza delivery for 7The cargo ship should reach the International Space Station on Thursday.11 Aug 01:02 AM
New ZealandHawke's Bay's Rocket Lab headed for the MoonRocket Lab is launching its first Moon mission from Mahia.07 Aug 11:17 PM
WorldWant to pretend to live on Mars? For a whole year? Apply nowNasa is looking for four crew members for a year-long mission simulating life on Mars.07 Aug 12:11 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldIt was his day off. Then the Space Station went for a spinNew York Times: The Nasa flight director had to declare a "spacecraft emergency".02 Aug 07:58 PM
WorldNasa photos show decline of snow cover in CaliforniaImages taken over 15-year period show a "drying" of Sierra Nevada mountains.01 Aug 06:30 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldFifty years ago, Nasa put a car on the moonNew York Times: The lunar rovers parked American automotive culture on the lunar surface.29 Jul 05:00 AM
WorldBranson, Bezos and Musk: How the three spaceketeers aren't just vain, ego-stroking billionairesThe space race is being criticised as a vanity project. But could it save life on Earth?18 Jul 02:55 AM
World'Magical': Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space in his own shipRichard Branson hurtled into space, thus bringing astro-tourism a step closer to reality.11 Jul 08:09 PM
BusinessLive: Touchdown! Sir Richard Branson completes Virgin Galactic Unity 2 trip to spaceJoin our live coverage of Sir Richard Branson's mission into space.11 Jul 09:45 AM
Airlines'Won't be going to his funeral': Branson's wife more worried than hubby about space flightBranson's wife has fears about space trip, but Branson "far more excited than worried" .11 Jul 12:00 AM
Airlines'Not high enough': Bezos' criticism to Branson before first space tripJeff Bezos has lashed out, saying Branson is not going high enough to be a real astronaut.11 Jul 12:00 AM
Freight and logisticsBillionaire blast-off: All you need to know about Branson's trip to spaceVirgin boss racing to beat Amazon's Jeff Bezos as first rich rocket man to leave planet.10 Jul 07:41 PM
WorldBillionaire space race: Richard Branson's bid to outdo Jeff BezosRichard Branson is aiming to beat fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos into space by nine days.02 Jul 09:39 PM
World'Closest in a generation': Nasa gets close-ups of Jupiter's moonNasa released two pictures highlighting Ganymede's crater08 Jun 10:41 PM
WorldNasa releases stunning new pic of Milky Way's 'downtown'Composite pic depicts billions of stars and countless black holes in heart of Milky Way.28 May 09:26 PM
WorldVirgin Galactic rocket ship ascends from New MexicoVirgin Galactic forges toward tourist flights to the edge of the Earth's atmosphere.22 May 08:18 PM
WorldChina 'wins gamble' with rocket debris strikeUncontrolled re-entry of high-speed spacecraft parts criticised as 'reckless' and 'lazy'.09 May 06:19 PM
WorldNasa chief big on climate, diversity, hedges on moon dateAs well as reaching for the stars, Bill Nelson wants to diversify the Nasa workforce.07 May 11:22 PM
WorldNasa's Mars helicopter blades heard humming on red planetNasa is sharing the sound of its little helicopter humming through the thin Martian air.07 May 08:15 PM
WorldForce of nature that sunk missing subInternal wave believed to have dragged submarine deep into Balinese waters.02 May 06:18 PM
WorldBiggest space station crowd in decade after SpaceX arrivalAlthough SpaceX's third crew flight for Nasa, it was the first to use a recycled vehicle.25 Apr 02:36 AM
WorldNasa's Mars helicopter takes flight, first for another planetThe triumph was hailed as a Wright Brothers moment.19 Apr 11:20 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldNote to future space travellers: Prepare for a shrinking heartNew York Times: After almost a year in space, Scott Kelly's heart diminished.31 Mar 06:00 AM
WorldNasa gives all clear: Earth safe from asteroid for next 100 yearsNew telescope observations have ruled out any chance of Apophis smacking Earth.26 Mar 11:44 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldNasa sent a secret message to Mars. Meet the people who decoded itNew York Times: Engineers hinted at a code. Within hours, puzzle enthusiasts cracked it.25 Feb 05:00 AM
WorldWatch: Video shows Mars rover land, captures first audio from the Red Planet"It was stunning, and the team was awestruck."22 Feb 08:47 PM
World'Touchdown confirmed!' Nasa rover lands on Mars, sends back first imagesWatch Nasa's rover make its treacherous landing on the Red Planet.18 Feb 09:01 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJeff Tallon: ET hype defies objectivityOpinion: Overstatement of 'life out there' claims should sound alarm bells.17 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldLife on Venus? The picture gets cloudierNew York Times: Researchers who detected unusual gas in the atmosphere stand by findings.13 Feb 05:00 AM
WorldUS and UAE follow closely as China receives its first Mars imageMars is about to be at centre of an extraordinary confluence of interplanetary missions.07 Feb 09:22 PM
World'Never forgotten': 35 years since Challenger disasterFamilies of fallen astronauts have marked the 35th anniversary of the Challenger disaster.28 Jan 11:00 PM
