EditorialEditorial: Commercial world Nasa's new challengeEDITORIAL: Missions to Mars show off Nasa's engineering prowess in spectacular ways.25 Nov 04:00 PM
World'Super Earth' may hold clues to distant worldsAstronomers discovered evidence of an alien world unlike anything in our own solar system.16 Nov 04:00 PM
World'Dark matter hurricane' is on a collision course with EarthThe invisible mass is travelling at a breakneck 500 km per second.14 Nov 09:31 PM
New ZealandPermanent jetlag: Scientists issue warning over blue lightIncreasing exposure to artificial blue light is hurting our health and our environment.13 Nov 01:38 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessPeter Beck: How Rocket Lab will make money"It's Business Time is 'business time' in more ways than you can imagine."12 Nov 04:52 AM
New ZealandAstronaut shares stunning photos of New Zealand from spaceAlexander Gerst posted amazing images of the South Island, including the Southern Alps.08 Nov 06:42 AM
New ZealandAntarctic expedition aid search for life beyond EarthWhat does Antarctica have to do with one of Jupiter's moons? More than you might think.04 Nov 03:29 AM
TelecommunicationsTwo weeks with the world's fastest smartphoneComment: The world's best smartphone might also be its best-kept secret.04 Nov 12:00 AM
WorldHarvard researchers suggest strange interstellar object may be alien light sailAstronomers spotted something odd last year. Something really odd.03 Nov 11:07 PM
Freight and logisticsBig read: Are tiny cars the next big thing?There's compelling evidence that the age of auto ownership is steadily declining.03 Nov 08:55 PM
New ZealandSun-sational: Stargazer's miracle shotAuckland photographer captures the International Space Station zooming past the sun.01 Nov 12:43 AM
New ZealandWatch: Top physicist on when we'll meet aliens and how to stop murderous robotsThe theoretical physicist and best-selling author on why we should leave planet Earth.30 Oct 06:15 AM
New ZealandDr Michio Kaku on aliens, robots and why we should leave EarthTheoretical physicist, best-selling author and science communicator, Dr Michio Kaku has returned to New Zealand as part of his 'The Future Of Humanity' tour.Watch30 Oct 05:48 AM
BusinessCompetition for Rocket Lab as Virgin tests 'airborne launch pad'Virgin says this week it mated a LauncherOne rocket to a special Boeing 747.27 Oct 10:09 PM
BusinessSheep space: Is NZ wool about to blast off to Mars?New Zealand wool may be about to go where no human has gone before: deep space.23 Oct 06:00 AM
Banking and financeMicrosoft co-founder's $40b estate: who gets a slice?Important questions loom about which of Paul Allen's assets are likely to be wound up.18 Oct 07:18 PM
BusinessRocket Lab names site for first launchpad outside NZNASA's facility in Virginia has been selected as the US launch site.17 Oct 05:44 PM
New ZealandFocus: William Shatner's far out suggestion for PM's babyStar Trek actor William Shatner joked about sending Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's baby into space, as he opened Rocket Lab's new factory in the Auckland suburb of Mount Wellington. Watch12 Oct 01:42 AM
BusinessFar out! William Shatner's bizarre suggestion for PM's babyThe 87-year-old actor is opening the new centre of Kiwi space exploration.12 Oct 12:25 AM
BusinessIn pictures: Rocket Lab's giant new Auckland plantBetween its NZ and US plants, Peter Beck's company is gearing up to make a rocket a week.12 Oct 12:22 AM
WorldUS, Russia astronauts make emergency landingTwo astronauts make emergency landing after booster rocket failed after launch.11 Oct 09:21 AM
TravelLaunch within 'weeks': Virgin Galactic catches up in new space raceSir Richard is in a race with billionaires to be the first to send tourists to space.10 Oct 12:59 AM
BusinessSpace centre gets millions more from MBIE, despite blowing business planRegional hubs and hiring plans abandoned.09 Oct 05:22 PM
BusinessSpace junk, satellites to be tracked from NZ baseRadar to track small satellites and space debris is the first in the Southern Hemisphere.30 Sep 12:13 AM
BusinessNASA stands by SpaceX despite Musk dramaNASA stands by its contractor, as Musk faces lawsuits and scrutiny.29 Sep 08:30 PM
WorldRovers take a giant jump for mankindJapan space agency scientists are thrilled by the images being sent to Earth.28 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldAsteroid explorers snap a photograph of their new worldFirst movements made by any human-made spacecraft across the surface of an asteroid.24 Sep 11:17 PM
WorldWaste of space - junk net passes first testA tossed net has managed to capture space junk in orbit-cleanup experiment.21 Sep 05:00 PM
BusinessMusk's moon tourist is $109m bogey man for NZ startupThe quirky Yusaku Maezawa showed his more hardnosed side in May, costing a lot of jobs.19 Sep 06:14 PM
TravelThe moon and back: How expensive is space tourism?Elon Musk has named his first space tourist, but how much does a ticket to the moon cost?18 Sep 10:39 PM
WorldBillionaire signs up for Musk's first moon flightThe SpaceX Big Falcon Rocket is scheduled to make the trip in 2023.18 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldWhy would the FBI seize a solar observatory?The observatory is at the centre of a mystery creating a buzz here on Earth.16 Sep 02:32 AM
BusinessSpaceX sending 'passenger' to the moonElon Musk's company is staying tight-lipped about who bought the ticket until next week.14 Sep 09:27 PM
WorldWant your name on a spaceship?Nasa may let companies buy the naming rights to its rockets in 'commercialisation' drive.12 Sep 01:36 AM
