How Nasa found the ideal hole on Mars to land in
New York Times: Crater is a promising place to look for evidence of extinct Martian life.
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Space cadets: Rocket Lab launches apprenticeship programme
Founder wants to help train New Zealand's "lost generation".
'Hope' probe still functioning after launch to Mars
The UAE probe for Mars, named Amal has made it into orbit and is still functioning.
Earth about to invade Mars, big time
The US, China and the United Arab Emirates are sending spacecraft to the Red Planet.
Going viral, or not, in the Milky Way
New York Times: Is the pandemic a rehearsal for our own cosmic mortality?
SpaceX Launch: Dinosaur toy accompanies Nasa astronauts to ISS
Nasa and SpaceX sent two astronauts into space, but they weren't the only ones on board.
SpaceX's incredible landing with International Space Station
SpaceX capsule that launched two astronauts into space has successfully docked at the ISS.
Watch live: Historic SpaceX launch postponed because of stormy weather
The flight has been postponed until Sunday morning (NZT).
Nasa claims time runs backwards in parallel universe
One theory suggests two universes were formed at the moment of the Big Bang.
Trump's Space Force: Rocket Lab takes giant step toward first US launch
Peter Beck reassures that NZ is still in the frame, offers sharp advice to government.
50 years ago, three astronauts survived Apollo 13. Could disaster strike again?
New York Times: Trip to the moon later this decade should be safer, but it won't be safe.
'Quite surreal': Astronauts land in drastically new world after 200 days in space
"It is quite surreal for us to see this whole situation unfolding on the planet below."
Inside Apollo 13: Enhanced pics reveal life on ill-fated space mission
The aborted mission became a life-and-death drama gripping the entire world.
Revealed: US military's secret cargo shipment to Auckland
A US military transport plane slipped in and out of Auckland carrying a secret payload.
What a scorcher: Earth just had its hottest decade on record
The decade had eight of the 10 hottest years on record.
Seven-billion-year-old stardust is the oldest stuff on Earth
Some minerals in the Murchison meteorite are 2.5 billion years older than Earth itself.
Teen discovers new planet on third day of his NASA internship
That's one way to make a good impression.
Rocket Lab building a second launch pad at Mahia
Rocket Lab's second pad at Mahia is part of its global expansion.
'Our planet is cracking under stress'
Experts predict a warmer and more geologically turbulent future for the planet.
Climate Change: Greenland ice melt is 'accelerating fast'
Greenland is now shedding more than seven times as much ice each year.
Mini Mercury skips across sun's vast glare in rare transit
Stargazers in the eastern US and Canada were able to spot Mercury, a tiny black dot.
Millions being spent on space tech in NZ. Here's what's at stake
New Zealand is emerging as an important player in the space rush.
Nasa's new spacesuits unveiled, for trips to the moon and beyond
New York Times: Nasa racing to meet Trump's timeline for putting US astronaut on the moon.
Humans 'not prepared' for alien bombshell
A Nasa scientist says "we're close" to a huge revelation about life on Mars.
Russia goes silent on mysterious ISS drill hole
A tiny hole, drilled by hand then concealed, caused an international scandal.
Is this the first crime in space?
The case has thrown a spotlight on the little-understood world of space law.
Brazil's army to fight huge fires in Amazon
President Jair Bolsonaro is under increasing pressure to contain fires in the Amazon.
Amazon fires: President Bolsonaro blames NGOs for blazes
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has made an outlandish claim about the Amazon fires.
Amazon 'apocalypse': City suddenly goes black as smoke blocks the sun
Brazilians have declared a 'global emergency' as the fires ravage the Amazon.
'Would dad approve?' Neil Armstrong's heirs divided over lucrative legacy
New York Times: Armstrong refused to profit off his name. His sons have done the opposite.
Nasa practices space gardening to pack lunchboxes for Mars
New York Times: Scientists are working on building a garden in space
The 'complicated' reason we never returned to the moon
Landing on the moon was extraordinary, but man has never topped it. Why not?