Auckland: Family trip to outer space
Budding astronauts love Auckland's Stardome, writes Alex Tully.
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The TROPICS constellation of satellites is set to be launched from Mahia in Hawke’s Bay next month. Video / NASA
NZ research sheds light on black hole explosions
New Zealand researchers have shed new light on the phenomenon which causes black holes to explode.
Radar imagery from space shows quake devastation
The shaking and devastation caused by the Christchurch earthquake have been measured in new radar imagery taken from space.
<i>Shaky Isles</i>, Britomart, Auckland CBD
We came here because we are big fans of the original Shaky Isles in Kingsland and wanted to check out their new "branch" in the Britomart precinct.
<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Eyes in the skies keeping track of events below
New Zealand could make much greater use of satellite images, says Southland group.
TV Pick of the week: BBC Knowledge
There are a few reinventions afoot this week in the world of information TV, with the Documentary Channel becoming BBC Knowledge and TVNZ's digital and freeview channel's 6 and 7 merging into one.
Future generations may be lost in space
If travelling to a new home might take thousands of years, would humans be able to successfully procreate along the way?
Mission to Mars complete - without leaving home (+ video)
After more than 250 days in isolation, three participants of a simulated mission to Mars stepped out to a mock-up of the red planet in Moscow and planted flags in the sand.
Latest star of 3D... the Sun
The Sun in all its illuminating glory has for the first time been photographed on all sides at once in an historic image.
Go-getter reaches for stars with new project
Kiwi tech entrepreneur Derek Handley on his latest venture into mobile advertising.
New Rainbow Warrior will be clean, green - and space age
A new Rainbow Warrior is approaching completion in a German shipyard.
Go on, reach for the stars
A still summer night seems like the perfect time to just lie on your back gazing at the stars.
'Cosmic masters' call for Govt investigation into UFOs
Alien worshippers are urging the Govt to admit extraterrestrial life is out there after the release of thousands of secret files.
Files shine light on UFO sightings
NZ's most famous UFO sighting was a moving cluster of bright lights five times the size of a large fishing vessel that dazzled and spooked the occupants of a small plane, files released today reveal.
Thousands watch lunar eclipse from NZ (+photos)
Thousands of people turned their eyes to the sky for the first lunar eclipse visible from NZ in three years.
Lunar eclipse around the world
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Front may obscure lunar eclipse
A front rolling across the country is set to obscure the first lunar eclipse in NZ skies in almost three years.
Alien life found - but no ET, sorry
Alien life has been among us all along, according to new biological findings announced by Nasa.
Space probe hot on comet's tail
This week, a tiny United States robot spacecraft will make a dramatic encounter in deep space.