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Dawn Aerospace sells its first spaceplane – what the US buyer paid
The Aurora can reach 100km altitude, achieving three minutes of microgravity.
Tech Insider: A $529 phone, bought in March, can only make 3G calls; IRD’s AI warning; Musk’s pain is Beck’s gain; a self-employed Wellington man scores a $16K Google Cloud refund
PLUS: Elon Musk's pain is Sir Peter Beck's gain.
Rocket Lab to join satellite payload segment with $462m takeover of US company Geost
Missile warning and tracking, tactical intelligence, surveillance among US firm's skills.
'Webb's deepest gaze': Telescope captures universe's ancient light
The image took over 120 hours to capture, focusing on Abell S1063.
Tired of political attacks, Elon Musk turns back to Mars and autonomous cars
The billionaire is disenchanted with Washington and worried about his safety, sources say.
Aerospace entrepreneur to make history as first New Zealander in space
Mark Rocket's passion for space led him to change his surname 25 years ago.
Markets with Madison: Sir Peter Beck interview
It’s been six months since I interviewed Rocket Lab chief executive Sir Peter Beck. We have a lot to discuss following the space company’s Q1 earnings! Video / Cameron Pitney
Rocket Lab’s Sir Peter Beck not giving up on Mars amid Trump budget cuts
Plus, Beck discusses its growing defence division.
The hunt for equity: New Zealand's race to space
The space sector added $2.47 billion to the economy in the 2023-24 financial year.
NZ lagging behind most comparable countries on space spending
NZ has one operational spaceport at Mahia; UK is developing six.
Soviet-era spacecraft expected to crash to Earth this month
The landing module is 'highly likely' to reach Earth’s surface in one piece.
Amazon launches first Starlink-rival internet satellites
Backers of the $16.7 billion initiative plan to deploy thousands of satellites.
Government takes action against foreign attacks on ground-based space operations
It's to stop malicious attempts to use ground-based operations to harm the country.
China sends three astronauts to space station in milestone launch
Three astronauts blasted off to China's space station in a milestone for Beijing.
Nasa's oldest active astronaut returns to Earth on 70th birthday
Nasa’s oldest active astronaut, Don Pettit, returns to Earth on his 70th birthday.
Webb telescope detects a possible signature of life on a distant world
A chemical produced only by life was detected on a planet 124 light-years from Earth.
'A little spice to space': Suits revealed for all-female space flight
The all-female crew includes Lauren Sanchez, Katy Perry and Gayle King.
Revealed: The three regions where some Sky viewers need extra help, possible new dishes for satellite switch
Sky TV outlines what customers need to do ahead of satellite switchover in mid-April.
SpaceX to launch first human mission directly over Earth's poles
The 'Fram2' mission aims to take the first X-ray in space.
Dramatic video captures splashdown after 9 months in space
Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth today, hitching a different ride home to close out a saga that began with a bungled test flight.
Ghostly lunar sunsets captured by robotic probe
The Blue Ghost lander touched down on March 2 at Mons Latreille.
Stranded US astronauts to return to Earth on Tuesday: Nasa
The stranded duo have been on the ISS since June.
Hunt for NZ’s 11th meteorite is on
A fireball lit up the North Island night sky on Wednesday, exciting meteorite hunters.
ESA spacecraft captures rare images of Mars moon during fly-by
Hera snapped rare pictures of the mysterious Deimos from 5600km away.
‘Dark coppery red’: Lunar eclipse visible tonight
Jupiter and Mars will be visible during the eclipse, weather permitting.
Clouds could block Northland view of blood moon lunar eclipse
Northlanders' chance of seeing blood moon on Friday is cloudy.
Blood moon to grace Hawke’s Bay skies during Friday’s lunar eclipse
The total eclipse will happen between 8pm and 8.30pm, ending at 11pm.