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
WorldAstronomers claim Pluto should be a planetNew research claims the reason Pluto lost its planet status is "not valid".09 Sep 10:58 PM
WorldHole in International Space Station 'drilled deliberately'New pictures show the hole in the space station had been deliberately drilled.04 Sep 11:56 PM
WorldIs there a mysterious Planet Nine lurking in our solar system?It is one of the biggest mysteries in the universe - and could be hiding in plain sight.03 Sep 07:11 PM
World'Water worlds' could support alien lifeLife could exist on the huge number of "water worlds" in our solar system.31 Aug 09:03 PM
WorldAstronaut plugged space station hole with his fingerHole caused by a small meteorite led to a drop in cabin pressure.31 Aug 02:14 AM
EntertainmentNeil Armstrong moonwalk movie flags US ensignArmstrong and Aldrin going to the moon, marked one of the proudest moments in US history.30 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandCanterbury 'meteor': Was it a plane?Cantabrians reported a loud boom and a blazing light on Monday night.29 Aug 04:15 AM
New ZealandWatch: Incredible footage of meteor streaking across Canterbury skiesIncredible images show the fireball lighting up the sky in Canterbury.28 Aug 06:36 AM
BusinessNext big thing in space travel?Stratolaunch is on a mission to make excursions into the Earth's orbit "routine".25 Aug 10:15 PM
World'Ghost' black hole: Scientists claim to have found evidence of another universeScientists have found that the universe we live in is not the first one to ever exist.25 Aug 06:34 AM
WorldMassive 160m asteroid skimming past Earth next weekAsteroid travelling more than 32,400 km/h considered to be a "potential hazardous" object.23 Aug 06:02 AM
New ZealandThe colour of our lakes - as seen from spaceThe impact of farming, forestry and climate change on our lakes is captured from space.22 Aug 09:30 PM
World'Huge damage': Scary warning on magnetic fieldLast time Earth's poles reversed was 780k years ago, if it happens again we're in trouble.22 Aug 05:58 AM
TechnologyHawke's Bay, dumping ground for space junkNZ's East Coast is in the firing line for NASA's space junk.21 Aug 06:30 PM
New Zealand'We're getting very close now': Branson, Kiwis set to rocket into spaceNine Kiwis are booked on Virgin Galactic's space tourism flights moving towards lift-off.18 Aug 05:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Who's ready for space travel?EDITORIAL: Commercial space travel is still a fearful prospect.18 Aug 05:00 PM
