Space
Meteor shower set to be visible tonight
A rare spectacle is set to appear in the sky tonight in the form of a meteor shower.
A meteor shower is expected to be visible on Tuesday between 8pm and 12.30am as Earth passes through the debris… Audio
Rocket Lab aims to launch new mission next week
New Zealand company Rocket Lab is doing a dress rehearsal later today for its latest satellite mission.
Watch the skies - Spectacular meteor shower over Aotearoa next week
While meteor showers are not uncommon, Tuesday night's event promises to be unique. Audio
Is there anybody out there?
If there is life on other planets, what might it look like, and would they even bother coming to Earth? Audio
Eight new hats for Judith Collins
Spies, space and science form just part of the new domain for battle-hardened politician Judith Collins. Audio
Elon Musk's second Starship test launch 'success'
Listen in for the sound of the launch of SpaceX's Starship and the so-called rapid unscheduled disassembly of the booster yesterday.
It was the second test launch of the rocket.
The Starship made it… Audio
Plasma rockets in space
Claire Concannon meets GERALDINE, the Gigantic and Extremely Radical Atmosphere-Lacking Device for Interesting and Novel Experimentation. Plus, a team of scientists and engineers designing plasma… Audio
Our Changing World – Superconducting magnets and plasma rockets
A New Zealand team of scientists and engineers are preparing to test their brand-new superconducting magnet and flux pump design on the International Space Station in 2025. Could this Kiwi tech make… Audio
James Webb telescope: Baby star launches giant jets and shocks
Imagine you could go back in time 4.6 billion years and take a picture of our Sun just as it was being born. What would it look like?
Long Read: The MethaneSAT saga
By Eloise Gibson: How did New Zealand come to invest $29 million in a Bezos-backed methane satellite space plan? Audio
The warnings before NZ's spending on measuring cattle burps from space
How did New Zealand come to invest $29m in a Bezos-backed methane satellite space plan that will not improve New Zealand's methane estimates?
Orionid meteor shower: Where and when to see it in NZ
An astronomer says tonight will be the best time to see the Orionid meteor shower; as long as skies are clear it will be visible with the naked eye.
India launches test flight ahead of sending man into space
India's space agency has carried out the first in a series of tests flights ahead of its planned mission to take astronauts into space in 2025.
Scientists surprised by source of largest quake detected on Mars
On 4 May 2022, NASA's InSight lander detected the largest quake yet recorded on Mars, one with a 4.7 magnitude - fairly modest by Earth standards but strong for our planetary neighbour.
Space technology for climate change
Each year, a New Zealand social enterprise runs a space research incubator to help explore space-related technologies for climate change. Kadambari Raghukumar talks to the founders of Spacebase. Audio
From the sea to the sky
Sir Russell Coutts has leased his SailGP manufacturing factory to Rocket Lab – and his specialist carbon composite workers are part of the deal. Audio
National to establish a minister for space if elected
The National Party wants to establish a minister for space to streamline and speed up regulation for the sector. In a new policy announced at Rocket Lab yesterday, the party also promised to… Audio
Watch: Luxon announces space policy
National is promising a Minister for Space, a Prime Minister's Space Prize for school students, and two new sites for aerospace and space testing, if elected.
Government pledges $5.4m to support aerospace industry
The government is pledging $5.4m to help build runway and hangar facilities at Kaitorete on Banks Peninsula to support the aerospace industry.
Satellites hindering astronomer's ability to monitor earth
More and brighter satellites in the sky are hindering astronomer's ability to monitor space from Earth. A new study has found a satellite launched in 2022 shines with the same intensity as the eighth… Audio