WorldWhy aren't there more women in space?'One giant leap for mankind', proclaimed Neil Armstrong from the moon's surface. Did that just underscore the status of women's future in space?20 Oct 07:53 PM
New ZealandBlood moon dazzlesA glorious blood moon delighted skygazers in many parts of New Zealand last night.08 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandCloudy forecast for lunar eclipseAucklanders might not get the best glimpse of tonight's total lunar eclipse, with cloudy skies and a few evening showers forecast.08 Oct 03:45 AM
BusinessBezos v Musk: Billionaire race to space heating upBillionaire Jeff Bezos will team up with a Boeing-Lockheed Martin to develop US-made rocket engines, in competition with Elon Musk's SpaceX venture.18 Sep 02:55 AM
WorldDial up a space taxi service?Nasa has awarded its first private contracts for ferrying astronauts to the International Space Station.17 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandAsteroid swings by EarthAn asteroid nicknamed after a maligned dog and with the potential to cause catastrophic damage will pass within 40,000km of Earth this morning.07 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandAsteroid to give Godzone 'near' missA newly discovered asteroid the size of a whale will fly by New Zealand tomorrow morning.06 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandSatellite images show NZ much brighterNight-time images captured by US defence satellites show a New Zealand much brighter than it was in the early 1990s.05 Sep 05:29 AM
WorldExplainer: How do satellites orbit the Earth?Satellites in orbit are routinely used for communication, imaging and navigation - yet many people don't understand how these satellites remain in space.25 Aug 04:40 AM
New ZealandAurora's glory lights upA geomagnetic storm has sparked auroras around both poles - helping set up a stunning photograph taken in Otago.22 Aug 05:00 PM
WorldAlien lifeform hopes raisedResearchers established that tiny life forms were thriving in a lake beneath 800 metres of pack ice, despite not seening sunlight or fresh air for around a million years.21 Aug 05:24 AM
New ZealandPhotos: 'Supermoon' over NZSnaps taken of the 'supermoon' rising in New Zealand. The full moon tonight will be the largest until September 2015.10 Aug 07:54 AM
New Zealand'Supermoon' rises in New Zealand skiesSkygazers are hoping for a break in the clouds tonight for a glimpse of the 'supermoon'.10 Aug 06:58 AM
New ZealandKiwi-made rocket shatters recordA New Zealand-built rocket has shattered an altitude record after reaching speeds in excess of 2000 km an hour.08 Aug 04:17 AM
New Zealand'Super-duper' moon to show in NZ skiesA "super-duper" full moon that is bigger and brighter than any other moon this year will appear in the sky on Monday morning.07 Aug 10:22 PM
WorldSpace fans 'ride along' for comet hunt'Space enthusiasts have won a battle to force the authorities to release images from a spacecraft's decade-long interplanetary mission to hunt down a comet.04 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandKiwi help in historic space hook-upKiwi-developed technology will assist a historic hook-up when a spacecraft makes its long-awaited date with a comet next week.31 Jul 05:00 PM
BusinessBig lift for Kiwi rocket firmThe New Zealand aerospace firm planning to launch a rocket to carry satellites into low earth orbit for a fraction of the cost of competitors.29 Jul 05:00 PM
WorldNasa rover breaks distance recordThe US space agency's Opportunity rover has now clocked more kilometres on Mars than any man-made vehicle to reach another celestial body, Nasa has said.29 Jul 05:37 AM
BusinessSpaceX slow to break into military satellite launchesThings aren't going as smoothly as SpaceX might hope in its quest to secure the US Military as a client.29 Jul 02:00 AM
New ZealandNZ to get its own space programmeNZ is joining the space race, with Rocket Lab building a world-first launch vehicle in Auckland to make it cheaper to send satellites in to orbit.29 Jul 01:46 AM
WorldRussian geckos going at it in space despite glitchesAn orbital sex mission by five Russian geckos has gone from lust in space to lost in space.26 Jul 05:00 PM
WorldBritain planning spaceportBritain is to build a commercial spaceport that will be used to launch manned missions and commercial satellites.13 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandPhotos: Supermoon wows stargazersReaders and photographers snapped these photos of the most recent supermoon seen across NZ's skies.12 Jul 09:53 PM
New ZealandSupermoons delight for skywatchersStargazers are beaming at the prospect of an unusual supermoon phenomenon this year.12 Jul 05:30 PM
WorldWhere did 80 per cent of the universe's light go?Astrophysicists are mystified after concluding that 80 per cent of the light in the universe appears to be missing.10 Jul 07:49 AM
WorldThe galaxy running out of star fuelA galaxy more than 12 billion light years from Earth is heading for a "red and dead" future because it is running out of the fuel needed to make new stars.10 Jul 05:42 AM
WorldIndia: Cheap voyages to final frontierIndia has declared itself the world's leader in cheap space exploration after its prime minister claimed that its Mars mission will cost less than the Oscar-winning science fiction film Gravity.01 Jul 03:46 AM
WorldEarth-like world a 'stone's throw' awayAstronomers have discovered an alien planet that could offer some of the most Earth-like conditions seen to date in the galaxy.30 Jun 10:50 PM
