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Mystery signals detected from deep space
The signals have tripled frequency, and some of them are repeating the same message.
Bizarre comet from another solar system has been spotted
The inbound object is only the second of its kind yet detected.
Incredible discovery: Scientists find water on new 'Super earth' planet
The discovery offers a tantalising new target in the search for life in the universe.
Suspected meteor: 'It got bigger and bigger'
At first, the man thought the bright light - seen during the day - was a flare.
Meet NZ's newest professor - rocket man Peter Beck
He never went to university. Now space visionary Peter Beck can call himself a professor.
'Wrecking ball': Enormous 'strange' planet discovered
Massive new planet unlike anything in our solar system discovered.
Is this the first crime in space?
The case has thrown a spotlight on the little-understood world of space law.
Rockers get their own Rolling Stone on Mars
Maybe you can always get what you want - if you're famous enough.
Amazon 'apocalypse': City suddenly goes black as smoke blocks the sun
Brazilians have declared a 'global emergency' as the fires ravage the Amazon.
How flat earthers nearly derailed a space photo book
New York Times: A lesson about Facebook and conspiracy theorists.
Gwynne Dyer: The bug-eyed monster problem
COMMENT: Should we find an extra-terrestrial civilisation, should we initiate contact?
How will humans survive on Mars? Elon Musk's brother thinks he has the answer
Times: For humans to survive on Mars they'll need food. Kimbal Musk may have a solution.
'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.
A 'city-killer' asteroid just brushed past Earth without much warning
The lack of warning shows how quickly potentially dangerous asteroids can sneak up on us.
Mystery in the skies: Meteor or space junk?
Exactly what was seen over New Zealand skies remains somewhat of a mystery.
'Big flaming ball' thought to be a meteor sighted over Auckland
"I thought 'oh a shooting star' but it was massive and I could hear the whirr sound."
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?
Craziest moon landing conspiracy theories
Conspiracy theorists claim they have proof that the moon landing was an alien cover-up.
Why do so many Kiwis still think we didn't walk on the moon?
The moon landing was a milestone for humanity. But for too many Kiwis, it never happened.
Peter Beck: Why the Moon landing should inspire generations to come
COMMENT: Rocket Lab founder and chief executive writes on the proud legacy of Apollo 11.
One small step for man, one big step for moon boots
New York Times: Who decided what the most famous footprint in the world would look like?
Ed Dwight was set to be the first black astronaut. Here's why it never happened
New York Times: For a brief moment, civil rights movement and space race came together.
Michael Collins didn't walk on the moon. But he got to drink warm coffee
New York Times: Michael Collins kept an orbital vigil during Neil's and Buzz's moonwalk.
Revealed: The extraordinary three-hour mercy dash to get Moon footage to NZ
NZers saw moon landing on TV thanks to Kiwi ingenuity and complex trans-Tasman effort.
Archinaut One to manufacture and assemble spacecraft parts while orbiting Earth
Archinaut One to manufacture and assemble spacecraft parts while orbiting Earth. Video / NASA
Rocket Lab to launch 3D-printing spacecraft
Experimental spacecraft Archinaut One will 3D-print parts of itself while in orbit.
Why we could have landed on Mars decades ago
A NASA engineer has revealed why humans haven't been back to the moon or visited Mars.
Focus: One Giant Leap, 50th anniversary of the Apollo Moon landing
Focus: One Giant Leap, 50th anniversary of the Apollo Moon landing. Video / NASA
Should Neil Armstrong's bootprints be on the moon forever?
New York Times: Time to consider whether, and how, to preserve humanity's lunar heritage.