Peter Beck has swamped with attention ahead of the World Entrepreneur Of The Year awards.

Nasa chose 12 new astronauts from its biggest pool of applicants ever.

Probe promises to "revolutionise" our understanding of the sun, and unlock its secrets.

Scientists warn of threat to Earth's upper atmosphere from 'inevitable' collision.

Scientists spot 'super-Earth' planet just 21 light-years away.

Peter Beck enjoyed a moment of jubilation before the work of getting to orbit resumed.

This incredible image of NZ's South Island was captured from space.

Rocket Lab boss Peter Beck and his team celebrate the Electron launch in mission control.

Rocket Lab has to figure out how to go further after its successful space launch.

Neil DeGrasse Tyson has spoken ahead of his visit to New Zealand later this year.

Peter Beck is a hands-on engineer who has dreamed of space flight all his life.

A woman bought 'moon dust' NASA misplaced for $1400, now it could be worth $5.7m.

Rocket Lab says weather will be less of an issue when it reaches a commercial phase.

Rocket Lab has released a simulation of what its Electron blast-off will look like.

Liftoff looking likely in Mahia and eager spectators are assembling at a viewing site.

A Kiwi astrophysicist has helped reveal how most of the antimatter in the Milky Way forms.

Weather has again caused a Rocket Lab to delay a launch attempt at Mahia.

A mystery star behind an 'alien megastructure' theory is acting strangely again.

Kiwis are about to get a deep insight into a $100 million hunt for intelligent alien life.

Kiwi space outfit Rocket Lab enters the final countdown to historic test launch.

What's a "safe" distance to survive a nearby supernova? Scientists say 40-50 light years.

A fiery space object in the sky over Gisborne last night disrupts rugby practice.

A new study has found that a mysterious 'Cold Spot' in space could prove alternate worlds.

Extreme athletes aren't simply adrenaline junkies with a death wish, scientists say.

Jupiter's moon Io has a 200km-wide lava lake with waves of molten rock that clash.

A couple have accepted a slightly less scientific reason for the "space rock" they found.

Scientists from Nasa have discovered a potential 'sunblock' for humans on Mars.

Joyce Lockyer and husband Graeme found a dark grey rock in the garden.

Professor Stephen Hawking has made an ominous warning to the human race.

SpaceX launched a mission for US military, marking its fifth successful mission of 2017.