Space
Space lovers farewell SOFIA as flying observatory leaves Chch
Space lovers are farewelling an airborne observatory as it makes its final visit to Christchurch after years of research trips.
SOFIA - short for Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy - is… Video, Audio
Daytime meteor sighting 'very unusual', says scientist
A meteor which shot across the skies above the lower North Island yesterday afternoon released about a seventh of the energy of the Hiroshima bomb, a space scientist says. Audio
Lower North Island meteor sighting explained
Not a bird - or a plane - but a meteor shooting across the skies above the lower North Island. Many couldn't believe their eyes - some describing it as a fireball, while others thought they saw a… Audio
NASA loses contact with CAPSTONE satellite
NASA has lost contact with the satellite, the CAPSTONE, which was launched aboard a Rocket Lab rocket from Mahia Peninsula on the 28 June.
Rocket Lab lifted Capstone into a high Earth orbit, before… Audio
Nasa loses contact with Capstone satellite spacecraft launched from NZ
Nasa says it has lost contact with a satellite launched from New Zealand and now heading towards the Moon.
NZ company taking world back to the Moon and beyond
Rocket Lab says the spacecraft will be able to get to other parts of the near solar system, like Venus and Mars, cheaply and frequently. Audio
Rocket Lab launches satellite towards the Moon
Humanity is one small step closer to returning to the Moon this morning, thanks in part to some of New Zealand's top scientific minds.
Last night Rocket Lab successfully released NASA's CAPSTONE… Audio
Smaller rockets will make it possible to do more science - Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab says there is still much to learn from the Moon 50 years after humans last stepped foot on it. Audio
Rocket Lab launches spacecraft to the moon
Rocket Lab has successfully launched the NASA's CAPSTONE spacecraft from the Mahia Peninsula in Hawke's Bay.
It's the first step in NASA's mission to send humans back to the moon..
The launch… Audio
Top Stories for Wednesday 29 June 2022
Extraordinary testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson a top aide in Donald Trump's White House. NASA's mission to return to the moon has begun, with Rocket Lab launching its CAPSTONE spacecraft from the… Audio
The Final Frontier: space news with James Parr
Theres a lot of excitement about the latest mission to the moon with Aotearoa front and centre. NASA's CAPSTONE satelitte was launched last night from Mahia Peninsula, and The University of Canterbury… Audio
Matariki's key elements remembrance, celebrating and planning, Māori astronomer says
Friday will be Aotearoa's first ever Matariki public holiday to mark the start of the Māori New Year, but the star cluster is known across the globe and has an ancient recorded history. Audio
New data on 2 billion stars available from GAIA telescope
Space scientists have a new treasure trove of data to download about almost two billion stars.
The European Space Agency's GAIA telescope observes our galaxy, the Milky Way, some 1.5 million… Audio
Fastest-growing black hole of past 9b years discovered in Centaurus constellation
Black holes are the gluttons of the cosmos, devouring everything that veers too close - including light itself.
Space the Final Frontier: space news with James Parr
News from outer space now with James Parr, founder of the Open Space Agency. This week's got the lot - meteor collisions, "sentient" robots ... and AIs in cinema history. But Nathan Rarere began by… Audio
Dr Ian Griffin: uncovering the mysterious STEVE aurora
When Dr Ian Griffin spotted some strange activity in Dunedin's night sky on St Patrick's Day in 2015, he knew he had to capture it. Video, Audio
NASA's final Wānaka balloon of the year fails to launch
NASA's 2022 campaign in Wānaka has ended without a successful launch of its super pressure balloon.
Nasa to attempt final launch of football stadium sized balloon from Wanaka
Nasa has scheduled a last ditch attempt to launch its super pressure balloon from Wānaka on Friday.
Perseverance rover begins climb to find rocks
NASA's Perseverance rover has reached a key stage in its mission on Mars.
The robot will begin a climb up an ancient delta searching for rock samples which may have evidence of life.
Mike Wall from… Audio
Space the final frontier: James Parr on space news
Joining the programme as he does every couple of weeks - is Space James - James Parr from the Open Space Agency. Audio
