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Grains from fallen meteorite teaching scientists about the origins of our solar system.
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'Magical': Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space in his own ship
Richard Branson hurtled into space, thus bringing astro-tourism a step closer to reality.
Live: Touchdown! Sir Richard Branson completes Virgin Galactic Unity 2 trip to space
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'Won't be going to his funeral': Branson's wife more worried than hubby about space flight
Branson's wife has fears about space trip, but Branson "far more excited than worried" .
'Not high enough': Bezos' criticism to Branson before first space trip
Jeff Bezos has lashed out, saying Branson is not going high enough to be a real astronaut.
Billionaire blast-off: All you need to know about Branson's trip to space
Virgin boss racing to beat Amazon's Jeff Bezos as first rich rocket man to leave planet.
Two billionaires in race to get off on own rockets
Branson's flight will be longer, but Bezos' will be higher.
To infinity and beyond: Boom time for space startups like Rocket Lab
New York Times: Advancements in space technology driving a flurry of investor interest.
Maramataka: Māori lunar calendar to be taught at Nasa
After working with First Nations for over two decades, Nasa has asked Aotearoa to join.
Billionaire space race: Richard Branson's bid to outdo Jeff Bezos
Richard Branson is aiming to beat fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos into space by nine days.
Business Hub: Peter Beck on turning 100 Rocket Lab staff into millionaires
"You don't go to Mars working 8 to 5, Monday to Friday."
The largest comet ever found is making its move into a sky near you
New York Times: By 2031, you may be able to spot the icy object with a good telescope.
'Pac-Man' moment revealed as black holes eat up neutron stars
Researchers pored over gravitational wave data to reveal the rare cosmic event.
Asteroid to be named after Ngāi Tahu leader Tahu Potiki
Astronomer Ian Griffin gets approval to name asteroid after his admirable friend.
Space shuttle crew likely survived initial explosion, book claims
New book claims the crew 'were conscious and aware something was wrong' after explosion.
Shenzhou-12 spaceship docks with new space station
China's Shenzhou-12 spaceship and its three person crew have docked with the new Tianhe space station. Video / AP
Spaceship's docking marks milestone in China's ambitious programme
Three astronauts the first to take up residency in the space station's main living module.
Pentagon UFO report: Is anyone out there? We asked five experts
OPINION: Four out of five experts had the same answer to the big ET question.
Rocket Lab wins Mars contract
The firm now has three interplanetary missions in its pipeline.
Jeff Bezos battles Richard Branson and Elon Musk as race for space heats up
Is Bezos about to rocket to the front of trillion dollar market — and win bragging rights?
Giant telescope detects over 500 mysterious radio bursts from outer space
Astronomers ponder whether they could be coming from extraterrestrial civilisations.
'Closest in a generation': Nasa gets close-ups of Jupiter's moon
Nasa released two pictures highlighting Ganymede's crater
Watch: Zenith Tecnica 3D prints parts for satellites the size of double-decker buses
A modest office holds a high-tech secret, backed by a one-time synthetic cannabis king.
Could severe 'space weather' pose the next major threat to our way of life?
The far-fetched can quickly become reality, as Covid has shown.
Space debris punctures International Space Station; Nasa warns of rising risk
ISS suffers a direct hit from a stray fragment.
New Zealand signs space agreement with NASA
NZ is interested in making sure that minerals taken from the moon are used sustainably.
Will the next space-weather season be stormy or fair?
New York Times: Another 11-year cycle of solar activity begins.
Milky Way Awards: Kiwi photo one of 'best in the galaxy'
Weather conditions and the stars aligned for the photo of our place in the universe.
Revealed: NZ Space Agency briefing on Rocket Lab's controversial Gunsmoke J launch for US Army
A research or military-operational cargo?
China to send astronauts to its space station in June
Three astronauts blast off in June for a three-month mission on China's new space station.
Britain's X Files: UK may relaunch team of UFO hunters
Sightings of unidentified flying objects have been issued in a report from the US.
Nasa releases stunning new pic of Milky Way's 'downtown'
Composite pic depicts billions of stars and countless black holes in heart of Milky Way.
Astronauts on set: Space Station may host wave of TV shows and films
New York Times: From reality TV to medical drama - productions could be heading to space.
Photos: 'Once in a lifetime' - blood supermoon rises over NZ
Kiwi stargazers were treated to a lunar spectacular overnight.