Cosmology
The pictures changing our text books on space
The most powerful telescope mankind has sent into orbit is opening up our understanding of how life began Audio
The pictures changing our text books on space
The most powerful telescope mankind has sent into orbit is opening up our understanding of how life began
AudioClaudia de Rham: cosmologist considers 'massive gravity'
Claudia de Rham's a cosmologist grappling with some of the biggest questions about life, the universe and everything. She focusses on the nature of the universe, how it was formed, and the role… Audio
The science of Matariki
Professor Rangi Mātāmua talks about the 120-year-old book which has preserved his ancestors' knowledge of Māori astronomy. Audio
The science of Matariki
Professor Rangi Mātāmua talks about the 120-year-old book which has preserved his ancestors' knowledge of Māori astronomy.
AudioOur Changing World for 4 July 2019
To mark Matariki, the Māori New Year, we join Dr Rangi Matamua from the University of Waikato to hear about Māori astronomy. Audio
Anthony Aguirre - The origin of order in the universe
Professor Anthony Aguirre received his doctorate from Harvard University then spent three years as a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton before joining the University of… Audio
Cosmologist Beatrice Tinsley's life on stage in Bright Star
The story of brilliant cosmologist Beatrice Tinsley is relatively unknown. Tinsley was born Beatrice Hill in England but grew up in New Zealand attending New Plymouth Girls High School and later… Audio
Nights' Science - Physics
Prof. Shaun Hendy from the University of Auckland examines the life and work New Zealand astronomer and and cosmologist Beatrice Hill Tinsley. The Association of Scientists have just awarded the very… Audio
Beatrice Hill Tinsley Medal
The New Zealand Association of Scientists has renamed their Research Medal to the Beatrice Hill Tinsley Medal, the first New Zealand science award named after a woman. Audio
Beatrice Hill Tinsley Medal
The New Zealand Association of Scientists has renamed their Research Medal to the Beatrice Hill Tinsley Medal, the first New Zealand science award named after a woman.
AudioKeeping track of time
Kevin Karney is an expert in cosmology and has a special interest in timekeeping and the art and science of sundials who has been in New Zealand on a lecture tour sponsored by the Australian and New… Audio
Cosmologist Janna Levin on gravitational waves
Dr Janna Levin is a professor of physics and astronomy at Columbia University, where she studies the Early Universe, Chaos, and Black Holes. She was given unprecedented access to the team behind one… Video, Audio
A century with Einstein
2015 marks the centenary of Albert Einstein's Theory of General Relativity, which explains how gravity works on objects, from falling apples to orbiting planets. Audio
A century with Einstein
2015 marks the centenary of Albert Einstein's Theory of General Relativity, which explains how gravity works on objects, from falling apples to orbiting planets.
AudioThe Flash Measure
A new method is being proposed to calculate cosmological distance via bursts of energy also known as fast radio bursts. Dr. Kiyoshi Masui is a post-doc researcher in the Department of Physics and… Audio
Masterpieces - Richard Easther
Scientist Richard Easther discusses his favourite New Zealand scientist and her work. Audio
Leto Xavier - The Kingdom of Spacemoths
Leto Xavier is a Canterbury raised, Wellington based painter and multi-media artist. He has used his paintings to express his passion for physics and astronomy, as well as his struggles relating to… Audio, Gallery
The End (of the Universe) is Nigh
Why (as a cosmological physicist), Royal Society University Research Fellow Dr Tony Padilla is declaring that the universe is on the brink of collapse, and accordingly, how this outcome may eventuate.
…What type of universe is this?
Why the universe is something, rather than nothing, with Prof. Lawrence Krauss, director of the Origins Project at the School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University. Audio
