Rocket Lab is now a $1.4 billion company after attracting more US backing.

Pluto fans are attempting to reignite one of astronomy's most contentious debates: What is a planet?

New Zealand forces will get higher speed data in the field from a satellite launched as part of a multi-national project.

Auckland's Stardome Observatory is celebrating 50 years of star-gazing.

Scientists believe the find shows that alien life on Mars is likely.

With so many undiscovered planets in the galaxy, it surely seems there are other planets that harbour life.

Sighting of unexplained lights in Bay skies have sparked nearly a dozen similar reports

An expert has weighed in on reports of a bright light shooting across the skies over New Zealand last night.

Nasa astronomers have spotted seven Earth-size planets. Should we be excited?

Nasa have discovered six inner planets which can support life - not too hot and not too cold. YouTube / Global News

NASA says it has some big news to tell the world.

Source: Space X

WATCH: SpaceX launched from the historic Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Centre and safely returned.

This Nasa image shows an incredibly detailed picture of the surface of Jupiter taken by the Juno spacecraft.

Lifeforms which have been living inside crystals for up to 60,000 years have been revived by NASA, raising hopes that alien organisms could be found on other planets.

Comment: New ways of teaching have some merits, but many flaws.

Speaking at the World Government Summit, Elon Musk talked about aliens, AI, commercial space flights and a 'universal income' for every human.

Source: Youtube / Space-Agencies

NASA is heading back to Wanaka to launch its super balloons which orbit the globe performing scientific monitoring.

NASA has confirmed it will return to Wanaka to launch it's super-pressure balloon which will see the 18.8 million cubic foot balloon

The shallow, snaking, braided channels of Canterbury's Waimakariri River - and the heavily-developed pastureland around it - have been captured by a NASA satellite.

Five of New Zealand's leading visionaries have just teamed up for a new high-tech showcase of Kiwi ingenuity.

While many of us may find the sounds of chewing or breathing off-putting, for some they're unbearable - and new research has shown their brains are going into overdrive.

Six scientists crammed into a tiny dome for 12 months to replicate living on Mars. What could possibly go wrong? One reveals the 'stinkiest' issue.

A 98-year-old cruise boat and her Whangarei boat shed are up for sale, an offer its owners say is "as rare as hen's teeth".

With giant Saturn hanging in the blackness and sheltering Cassini from the sun’s blinding glare, the spacecraft viewed the rings as never before, revealing previously unknown faint rings and even glimpsing its home world. This panoramic view was created by combining a total of 165 images taken by the Cassini wide-angle camera over nearly three hours on September 15, 2006.

Mining on the moon has moved a step closer and billionaire Peter Thiel, along with Kiwi firm Rocket Labs, are at the forefront of making history.

Vladimir Putin stopped by Moscow University and treated students to a stirring rendition of a traditional Soviet space song.

NASA has launched the most sophisticated weather satellite ever launched, and the pictures are incredible.

Photos taken by a new satellite launched last November have been released by NASA and the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). Source: CNBC