BusinessWatch: Branson's spaceship flies soloWATCH: Virgin Galactic performs an unpowered "glide flight" of SpaceShipTwo before landing safely.05 Dec 08:52 PM
New Zealand'He'll be insufferable now'The former astronaut, who became ill while visiting Antarctica, has been told to rest up in Christchurch while congestion in his lungs clears.03 Dec 09:24 PM
New ZealandNASA photos show new raised KaikouraAmazing NASA photos have revealed new land off the coast of Kaikoura, raised out of ocean the by last month's 7.8 magnitude earthquake 03 Dec 02:52 AM
WorldFancy building your own rocket?Sending cargo into space has just got a whole lot easier.02 Dec 01:40 AM
New ZealandHistorymaker Aldrin's celestial ambitionHistory-making astronaut Buzz Aldrin has always set his sights on the stars.01 Dec 07:35 PM
New ZealandMore NZ cash for science mega-projectNew Zealand is pumping more cash into the world's most ambitious science and IT project, bringing its investment in the gigantic Square Kilometre Array to more than $2 million.30 Nov 02:15 AM
BusinessNASA seeks public help for sticky issueNASA is calling on the public for help in solving a very important, but slightly less glamourous issue.28 Nov 04:17 AM
TechnologyWeird science: Android users 'more honest'Android users are more honest than iPhone users, researchers have found, in a study revealing what our choice of smartphones say about us.25 Nov 04:00 PM
OpinionCalum Henderson'Some of us, if not all of us, will almost certainly die'Should we go to Mars? A new docu-drama makes a "mind-blowing" case to answer with a yes, writes Calum Henderson.24 Nov 10:45 PM
BusinessSpace travel to Mars closer than we thinkMeet the aspiring 'Martian' willing to give up her life to be the first woman on Mars.24 Nov 07:05 PM
OpinionKeep our heads down and eavesdropCOMMENT: The question of whether there is intelligent life elsewhere in the universe has been asked by people for many years.21 Nov 04:00 PM
Business'Impossible' engine defies physicsIt's impossible. But science appears to say it's happening. A prototype space engine seems to be producing energy from nothing.21 Nov 03:09 AM
WorldTrump to send astronauts back to moonTrump has said he wants to send people back to the moon, slashing Nasa's climate change budget.20 Nov 10:44 PM
TechnologyWatch: International Space Station gets new crew membersThe new ISS crew members are NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, Russia's Oleg Novitskiy and France's Thomas Pesquet.Watch20 Nov 10:00 PM
WorldMe, Mars and BuzzA chance to meet the world's most famous living moon walker was not living up to any of my wildly unrealistic hopes and expectations.19 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandHow to catch the best supermoon shotno vid FULL MOON: A picture of the moon taken by photographer Cynthia Qiu. PHOTO/CYNTHIA QIU 141116ACW01bop Local astronomers and p14 Nov 08:00 PM
New ZealandTwelve questions with Steve PointingMicrobiologist Steve Pointing has searched for life in the world's most extreme deserts. His findings will help Nasa prove that life once existed on Mars.14 Nov 04:00 PM
BusinessBuzz Aldrin building hype for MarsRadiation sickness. Brittle bones. Alzheimers. None of these will deter explorers in their quest to establish a foothold on Mars, says Apollo 11 hero Buzz Aldrin.14 Nov 01:20 AM
New ZealandKiwi dad's bid to live on Mars beginsThe countdown has begun in earnest for a Kiwi dad who wants to boldly go where no man has gone before - Mars.11 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandBiggest brightest supermoon in 68 yearsOn Monday the largest supermoon in almost 70 years will light up the night sky ... but Tuesday night might bring the most spectacular New Zealand moonrise.11 Nov 03:44 AM
New ZealandIs it a bird, is it a plane? Supermoon!Tuesday's supermoon is generating much excitement - and conspiracy theories.10 Nov 10:35 PM
BusinessFuture New Zealand: Reaching for the starsCOMMENT: Associate Professor Johan Potgieter reckons New Zealand's future as a space nation looks bright.09 Nov 02:59 PM
New Zealand'Spaceship' over Northland beachFears that aliens were taking over Northland have been allayed by weather experts who say a cloud - not an alien mother ship - was 08 Nov 10:17 PM
LifestyleWeird Science: Is Facebook good for you?A study of 12 million Facebook users suggests that using Facebook is associated with living longer - when it serves to maintain and enhance your real-world social ties.05 Nov 06:30 AM
New ZealandGet set for the best supermoon in 67 yearsKiwis are set to be treated with the most spectacular "supermoon" since 1948 - if bad weather doesn't hide it from us.03 Nov 11:36 PM
LifestyleIs this the most unique engagement ring ever?This man wanted his wife-to-be to have a truly unique engagement ring, so he carved her one by hand out of a meteorite rock.03 Nov 08:25 PM
New ZealandMarsden minds: Best projects revealedResearch to find new Earth-like planets, clean up our waterways and boost our health have just received $65 million from the Marsden Fund. We look at 10 of the best.02 Nov 09:00 PM
TechnologyNew hellhole planet a 'nightmare'With rain that would feel like 'death by a thousand cuts' this planet would be terrible to visit.01 Nov 11:14 PM
New ZealandUni student: Where can I breastfeed?A PhD student at the University of Auckland is frustrated at having to fight to find an appropriate space to breastfeed her child.01 Nov 04:46 AM
BusinessNASA near-miss warning for asteroidAn asteroid is buzzing by today. But we had advance warning of the 25m chunk of rock and ice thanks to a new NASA 'intruder alert' system.31 Oct 02:06 AM
WorldThe universe as never seen beforeKiwi scientists have helped reveal the universe in glorious technicolour, with incredible new images reflecting on one of the widest-ever radio-wave surveys of space yet.26 Oct 11:03 PM
WorldAre aliens signaling us with their stars?Two astronomers have spotted strange flashes from a set of stars. They say it's an alien civilisation. Others say it's just a glitch.26 Oct 02:08 AM
New ZealandNZ researcher probes lunar 'moonquakes'A New Zealand-based researcher is investigating "moonquakes" - a curious lunar phenomenon first discovered by Nasa's Apollo missions.24 Oct 10:25 PM
WorldThe mysterious planet tilting the universeAstronomers say they are close to confirming the presence of a mysterious unseen planet 10 times the size of Earth.22 Oct 11:42 PM
