Space
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.
AudioNational 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
Why finding alien life might just be a matter of time
Astronomers are no longer asking whether there is life elsewhere in the Universe. The question is instead: when will we find it?
Scientists get closer to solving mystery of antimatter
Scientists have made a key discovery about antimatter - a mysterious substance which was plentiful when the Universe began.
Turning down the lights to reach for the skies
The entire community of Naseby has decided to turn down the lights – and reach for the stars. Audio
Turning down the lights to reach for the skies
The entire community of Naseby has decided to turn down the lights – and reach for the stars.
AudioRocket Lab apologise for failed launch
A Rocket lab Electron rocket has failed soon after take-off in Māhia.
Rocket Lab has apologised after an "issue" occurred two-and-a-half minutes into flight at 7 o'clock Tuesday night, after it had… Audio
NASA's UFO report: no evidence of aliens
A long awaited report into the existence of UFOs by a panel of NASA experts has been released in the past few hours, finding no evidence that aliens are behind the unexplained phenomena, but the space… Audio
Two mysterious, gift wrapped galaxies spotted by Australian radio telescope
Searching through a catalogue of more than 600 galaxies, Nathan Deg stumbled upon two that seemed perfectly gift-wrapped.
Nasa finds tantalising sign of possible life on faraway world
Nasa's James Webb Space Telescope may have discovered tentative evidence of a sign of life on a faraway planet.
Images show 'promising' signs of life in space
Images taken more than a million miles away show promising signs of life.
NASA's James Webb Telescope may have detected the presence of a molecule in planet K2-18b's atmosphere, which on Earth we… Audio
Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper: Inspiring young women to look to the stars
As the NZ Aerospace Summit gets underway next week in Christchurch, we're joined by NASA astronaut, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper. Astronaut Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper, STS-115 mission specialist… Audio
Newly-found bubble of galaxies
An international team of astronomers has discovered a giant 'bubble' of galaxies in the nearby universe. They hope the discovery can fill in some blanks about our understanding of the universe. Team… Audio
AI-assited tool to select astronauts to be developed
A New Zealand company is developing an AI-assisted tool which will help pick the best people to go into space.
Dr Brian Russell, of Ambient Cognition, will lead the project which includes a new way… Audio
The Week in Detail: From craft beer to Barbie
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Week in Detail: From craft beer to Barbie
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
AudioAfter the moon, India launches rocket to study the sun
Following the success of India's moon landing, the country's space agency launched a rocket on Saturday to study the sun in its first solar mission.
