<i>Gwynne Dyer:</i> Why first man on Mars will probably be Chinese
The US will be a hitch-hiker on other nations' space programmes, writes Gwynne Dyer.
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<i>Jan Wright:</i> Recognising Earth's limits a start
Jan Wright, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, explains why it is important we start thinking of our planet, and species, as a whole.
Astronaut continues stellar career in spotlight
Buzz Aldrin is in Auckland for three days to attend the Planet 2010 telecoms conference.
Life lessons: Peter Beck, Rocket designer
People always say: "So, you're a rocket scientist?" Can we clear this up straight off?
<i>Rebecca Barry:</i> Go to the final frontier for the answer
The easiest solution to climate change would be if human beings took off to another planet.
NZ's first space launch saved by $6 replacement part
Rocket Lab's Atea-1 rocket reached over 100km into the air and spent up to 20 minutes in the sky.
500-year-old meteor shower passes over NZ
A meteor shower, shed by a comet 500 years ago, will be at its heaviest between 9.34am and 9.44am.
Nasa discovers huge ring of ice orbiting Saturn
A giant ring so faint it is all but invisible to conventional light telescopes has been discovered around Saturn.