Space
India's space feats have been a long time coming
After India's successful landing on the south pole of the moon, there's hope the West will stop seeing the country as a land of "snake charmers and elephants". Audio
India's space feats have been a long time coming
After India's successful landing on the south pole of the moon, there's hope the West will stop seeing the country as a land of "snake charmers and elephants".
AudioSuper blue moon: What is it, and when will the next one be?
Explainer - How did the super blue moon get this peculiar name? And why is there disagreement on when the next one will be? RNZ is here to clear it all up.
India's Moon lander searches for safe landing spot
India's space agency has released images of the far side of the Moon as its third lunar mission attempts to locate a safe landing spot on the little-explored south pole.
Russian space mission crashes into the moon in failure
Russia's first moon mission in 47 years failed after its Luna-25 space craft spun out of control and smashed into the moon.
Red question mark captured in space potentially shows galaxies merging
The question mark was spotted by the James Webb Telescope and researchers believe it is galaxies merging together.
Russia launches first moon-landing mission in almost half a century
The mission is a bid to be the first nation to make a soft landing on the lunar south pole.
Voyager 2: Nasa fully back in contact with lost space probe
Nasa is back in full contact with its lost Voyager 2 probe months earlier than expected, the space agency said.
New Zealand launches Aerospace Strategy
New Zealand is unlikely to send people to space any time soon, but the strategy will help support the aerospace sector's continued development, MBIE says. Audio
Aerospace Strategy launched
New Zealand has launched its first ever Aerospace Strategy to help support the sector's continued development.
The strategy runs until 2030 and revolves around five goals including actively… Audio
Progress made on reusable rocket
Rocket Lab is making progress with its plan to make the world's first reusable small rocket.
Yesterday it launched its 39th Electron mission and successfully returned the rocket to Earth, before… Audio
India's historic Moon mission lifts off successfully
Thousands of people watched the launch from the viewer's gallery and commentators described the sight of the rocket "soaring in the sky" as "majestic".
Celebrating the New Zealand night sky
As we lead up to Matariki, we remember and reflect on the past, celebrate the present, and look ahead to the future. Writer and illustrator Alistair Hughes joins Nights to chat with Mark about his new… Audio
Stargazers check out big bright 'buck moon'
Stargazers and onlookers are observing a full moon as "bigger and brighter" than usual this week and there is a reason. A supermoon, or what Nasa is describing as a buck moon, has been spotted in the… Audio
Avi Loeb: Underwater hunt for alien debris
In 2014, an interstellar object - thought to be from another star system - crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Papua New Guinea. Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb is now leading a sea-going search, hoping… Audio
The long and short of the Winter Solstice
It's a special day today... The winter solstice! The shortest day of the year. Now, all around the country, brave kiwis are diving into the sea for the midwinter dip. Meanwhile in Otago, Dr Ian… Audio
Matauranga Maori at reopened Stardome
Auckland's Stardome observatory has reopened with a ceremony this morning, after a six-month, two million dollar ($2m) refurbishment. It's the most significant upgrade in more than 25 years and… Audio
Historic telescope back in business
The historic Townsend Teece telescope in Otautahi Christchurch was badly damaged in the 2011 earthquake, but has been expertly restored and is now reinstalled back in its central city home at the Arts… Audio
Alan Gilmore: What's bugging Betelgeuse?
One of the brightest stars in the sky is behaving strangely, pulsating from bright to dim twice as quickly as usual. At the moment Betelgeuse is very bright in the night. What's going on? Audio
Thomas Hertog: Stephen Hawking's final radical theory
Once upon a time, perhaps, there was no time. Audio
