Space
Thomas Hertog: Stephen Hawking's final radical theory
Once upon a time, perhaps, there was no time. Audio
NASA's UFO panel says better data needed
The panel, assembling experts from fields ranging from physics to astrobiology, was formed last June to examine unclassified UFO sightings.
Rocket Lab scores out-of-this-world bargains as Virgin Orbit crashes
Rocket Lab is buying some of bankrupt Virgin Orbit's assets to help speed up production of its Neutron rocket.
Former Otago Uni student makes history as first female Arab to go to space
The University of Otago says it is extremely proud of former student Rayyanah Barnawi, who is officially the first Arab woman to go to space.
Astronomers detect largest cosmic explosion ever seen
This explosion is more than 10 times brighter than any recorded exploding star - known as a supernova.
Technology: Aussie tech spend-up, big week for NZ
Tech commentator Peter Griffin joins Kathryn to talk about the significant spend included in this week's Australian federal Budget. Could Prime Minister Chris Hipkins pledge to make next week's New… Audio
James Webb Telescope finds a new asteroid belt
New high resolution images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope show a newly discovered asteroid belt in a star system that sits about 25 light years from earth.
Scientists used the telescope… Audio
Space the final frontier: James Parr on AI
The resignation of 75 year old Artificial Intelligence Pioneer Jeffrey Hinton from Google has been headline news over the last day or two, with many asking if AI has become too powerful? Nathan Rarere… Audio
Ingredients to form new celestial bodies found
The James Webb Space Telescope has found the building blocks of new planets located in a galaxy neighbouring the Milky Way.
Unusual hybrid solar eclipse visible in parts of NZ on Thursday
Parts of New Zealand will get a brief, small glimpse of an unusual hybrid solar eclipse that is causing considerable excitement in the northwestern corner of Western Australia.
Elon Musk's SpaceX postpones debut flight of Starship rocket
The California-based space company announced it was scrubbing the planned 90-minute flight for a minimum of 48 hours, citing a frozen pressurisation valve in the lower-stage rocket booster.
A new family of black holes
Reach for the stars with Alan Gilmore, former superintendent of the University of Canterbury's Mt John Observatory, and learn about the discovery of a new family of black holes. Audio
Scientists accidentally discover massive black hole's rare trail of new stars
A supermassive black hole travelling at incredible speed is leaving behind a track of newborn stars at a scale not seen before. Video
The Week in Detail: Karakia, retirement, Warkworth radio dish
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Week in Detail: Karakia, retirement, Warkworth radio dish
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
AudioSaving an old dish for new tech
In a paddock north of Auckland lies a unique piece of infrastructure that's exposed the short-sighted nature of scientific funding in New Zealand. Audio
Saving an old dish for new tech
In a paddock north of Auckland lies a unique piece of infrastructure that's exposed the short-sighted nature of scientific funding in New Zealand.
AudioSunspot sends solar wind towards Earth
A huge sunspot has unleashed a blast of solar wind racing toward Earth at nearly 3-million-kilometres an hour.
It's expected to hit the atmosphere tonight, sparking more spectacular aurora.
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Tiny glass beads on the moon contain water
A discovery has found tiny glass beads across the moon's surface contain potentially billions of tonnes of water
Those beads could be extracted and used by astronauts on future lunar missions as a… Audio
Massive asteroid to pass by Earth, just 68,000km away
An asteroid large enough to destroy a city will pass between the orbits of the Earth and the Moon this weekend - luckily for us, missing both.
