Space
Six planets to line up in rare twilight-sky show
The planetary line-up will offer skywatchers a chance to see several worlds with the naked eye.
Watch: Rocket Lab blasts off on US hypersonic mission
Rocket Lab has launched its latest HASTE rocket from Virginia, deploying a scramjet-powered aircraft in a US hypersonic test mission. Video
NASA announces overhaul of Artemis lunar programme
It comes as NASA looks to return to the moon's surface by 2028.
New space race could turn atmosphere into a 'crematorium for satellites'
Space may feel separate from the environmental systems that sustain life on Earth. But increasingly, the way we build, launch and dispose of satellites is starting to change that.
Humans Deep Space Message project to the Universe
50 years on from Nasa's Voyager missions, you too can send a message in to space. Nathan spoke with HUMANS Deep Space Message project lead and co-founder Dr Maya Nasr. To record your message… Audio
NZ has 'front-row seat' to only lunar eclipse this year
It might pay to stay up next week.
Government increases space launch limit tenfold
A physics professor says he does not trust the New Zealand Space Agency to make good decisions but the agency says it assesses all space activities against clear legislative criteria. Audio
Obama clarifies alien comments after telling podcast 'they’re real'
The former US President found himself in the spotlight.
Why haven't humans been back to the moon in over 50 years?
It has been more than 50 years since the last astronaut set foot on the moon - so why has it taken so long for us to get back?
US billionaires Musk, Bezos race China to moon
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos pivot their space firms toward the moon as NASA urges speed in the race with China.
Government increases number of space launches to 1000 per year
The government is increasing the number of space launches allowed from 100 to 1000. Space Operations New Zealand CEO and Aerospace New Zealand committee member Robin McNeill spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
The implications of the rise in the space launch limit
Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry at the University of Canterbury Laura Revell joins Emile Donovan to discuss the change, and the rise of space industry in New Zealand, Audio
Black hole continues to belch years after chewing up star
Primarily using radio telescopes in New Mexico and South Africa, scientists are watching the black hole, as it continues to belch out a fast-moving jet of material.
Second meteor sighting reported within a week
Social media users have reported seeing a bright flash light up the sky in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Mission to launch satellite kept under wraps
An RNZ request for the key documents came up mostly empty, with ministerial briefings either largely blanked out or withheld entirely.
Artemis II launch to send 4 astronauts to loop Moon gets closer
Artemis II is on the launch pad getting ready for the first moon mission in 53 years - James Parr explains why to Nathan Audio
SpaceX seeks nod for million solar-powered satellite data centres for AI
The filing on Friday was posted a day after Reuters exclusively reported SpaceX and Musk's xAI were in ahead of a blockbuster public offering planned this year.
Bright 'shooting star' lights up sky, delights viewers
A large flash that lit up the night sky over much of New Zealand was captured by a live feed camera and prompted speculation it could have been a meteor. Video
NASA delays Moon mission over frigid weather
The new window for the launch could put the event on the same day as the Super Bowl.
NASA astronaut retires months after return from troubled mission to orbit
Williams, who has set multiple spaceflight records since joining the agency in 1998, did not give insight into the timing of her retirement.
