New ZealandCanterbury professor to receive Einstein MedalA Canterbury astrophysicist will fly to Europe next week to be presented with the Einstein Medal from the Albert Einstein Society.15 May 10:52 PM
New ZealandTime-lapse of Southern skiesNarongsak Nagadhana toured New Zealand and captured these beautiful time-lapse videos from the South Island, Mount Cook Valley - The Church of Good Shepherd in Tekapo - and a Queenstown sunset. courtesy vimeo.com/user17638692Watch15 May 10:44 PM
WorldInteractive: NZ from spaceVery few people will ever have the chance to see NZ 370km from space, but thanks to two astronauts returning to Earth today Kiwis won't have to make the journey.14 May 04:00 AM
WorldISS crew return to earthA Soyuz space capsule carrying a three-man international crew has landed safely on the steppes of Kazakhstan.14 May 02:50 AM
WorldLive stream: Space station crew returningCanadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, NASA's Thomas Marshburn and Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko are returning to Earth after five months aboard the International Space Station.14 May 02:00 AM
WorldTop 10 photos of earth from spaceCanadian astronaut Chris Hadfield and Nasa’s Thomas Marshburn have become well known for their amazing photos of planet earth, regularly tweeted out to their thousands of fans. Here are 10 of the best.13 May 10:32 PM
WorldGround control to Chris: Time to returnChris Hadfield flies back to Earth today having signed off after five months as commander of the International Space Station by performing David Bowie's Space Oddity in zero gravity.13 May 05:30 PM
OpinionKeith Turner: Innovation the key for Team NZThe culture in NZ is, no doubt, a leading element of what has been achieved by Team NZ in bringing this catamaran campaign to its impending pinnacle, Keith Turner.01 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandKiwi cow visits edge of spaceEva the mascot cow is on her way back to Tauranga after being lifted more than 36,500m to the edge of space and crash landing in Nevada's Death Valley.30 Apr 03:11 AM
WorldPossible hint of dark matterIt is one of the cosmos' most mysterious unsolved cases: dark matter. It is supposedly what holds the universe together. We can't see it, but scientists are pretty sure it's out there.04 Apr 01:20 AM
New ZealandWhy we keep looking for lifeScientists at the University of Auckland believe they are one step closer to finding life in outer space.03 Apr 04:30 PM
TechnologyVast tides may explain life's originEarly in its life the moon was much closer to Earth and the tides were a lot bigger and more frequent.02 Apr 04:30 PM
TechnologyNo dark side to the moonTechnically, Pink Floyd had it wrong. The space-facing side of the moon isn't dark. Not that you'd know that, given we always see the same side of our nearest neighbour.02 Apr 04:30 PM
WorldMeteorite 'from Mercury'Scientists studying a collection of 35 meteorites that landed in Morocco in 2012 say that a strange green rock among the group is likely from Mercury.30 Mar 07:49 PM
TechnologyTech Universe: Wednesday 27 MarchVeti-Gel is a liquid that can not only immediately stop bleeding but also initiate healing.26 Mar 08:20 PM
TechnologyTech Universe: Monday 25 MarchWhen the Apollo 11 mission blasted off carrying the folks who would be the first to walk on the Moon it was powered by 5 F-1 engines. Those engines burned for a few minutes, and then fell into the Atlantic Ocean, as they'd done their job.24 Mar 07:45 PM
TechnologyTech Universe: Friday 8 MarchThe carbon fibre Solar Impulse plane has the wingspan of a 747 but only weighs as much a Honda Prius.07 Mar 07:50 PM
TechnologyTech Universe: Wednesday 6 MarchDennis Tito is planning a private mission to Mars in 2018. Inspiration Mars Foundation aims to inspire and wants to take advantage of the way the planets line up in 2018.05 Mar 07:20 PM
TechnologyTech Universe: Tuesday 5 MarchTiny computers small enough to be swallowed could monitor your internal health or release drugs and medicine inside your body.04 Mar 07:25 PM
WorldBritish boost for $1.6b giant eye on the skyBritain has committed £88 million ($160 million) towards the construction of the world's largest telescope.03 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldDeflect an asteroid with paintForget Bruce Willis detonating a nuclear bomb to deflect an Earth-bound asteroid - all you need to do to divert an oncoming space rock is give it a lick of paint.25 Feb 05:40 AM
