NASA
Nasa's Sofia to take to the skies again
NASA's airborne observatory will be departing Christchurch tomorrow for an important mission, helping the New Horizons space probe.
NASA aircraft in NZ on hunt for answers to world's biggest questions
The world's largest airborne observatory has returned to New Zealand to gather data from stars, planets and galaxies that can only be observed in the Southern Hemisphere. Maja Burry took flight on the… Video, Audio
NASA's daring mission to 'touch' the sun
Next year a NASA spacecraft will travel to within 6.2 million kilometres of the sun – that's seven times closer than any spacecraft before it and close enough to get very, very hot. Audio
Art brings Dunedin more sunlight in the middle of winter
A Dunedin artist and digital media designer brings a few more hours of sunlight to Dunedin with the help of digital technology, NASA and the Radebeul Observatory in Dresden, Germany. An image of the… Audio
Canterbury professor makes top 50 applicants for NASA programme
Just 12 people were selected out of 18,000 applicants for NASA's 2017 astronaut class - and Canterbury University professor Dr Sarah Kessans made it to the top 50. Audio
Spacewalk planned for later today to repair ISS data relay box
The International Space Station is broken and it's up to two NASA astronauts to fix it. The repairs are needed urgently after one of the station's data relay boxes broke at the weekend. We talked to… Audio
Astronaut, NASA scientist touch down in NZ
A visiting NASA astronaut has paid homage to the "marvelous ancestry of astral navigation" of early Polynesian settlers, saying the agency now uses similar techniques to bring astronauts home from…
Balloon failure a downer - NASA
NASA's latest super pressure balloon flight has come to an untimely end just over a week after its launch from Wanaka. Video
Treasure hunt that began in deep space
A docu-series about a quest for sunken treasure that began in space nearly 50 years ago and is now continuing on the seafloor hits New Zealand TV screens this week. Audio, Gallery
Ex -astronaut warns NZers against workplace complacency
A former United States astronaut has warned Northland refinery workers that a gung-ho attitude to risk is the biggest threat to their safety.
Cassini brings us closer to Saturn than ever before
The NASA Cassini space probe has dived through the narrow gap between Saturn and its icy rings and has started sending data back to Earth. Professor Andrew Coates from University College London has… Audio
Light in the sky over Chch likely Nasa balloon
A light in the sky over Christchurch spotted by many last night is likely to be a Nasa balloon which was launched in Wanaka. Video
Up, up and finally away
Space agency Nasa has launched a super pressure balloon from Wanaka Airport this morning - with an Anzac poppy on board.
Could we make Mars livable?
NASA has come up with a pretty bold idea to make the planet Mars potentially livable for humans - launching a "magnetic shield" to a stable orbit between Mars and the sun which would effectively give… Audio, Gallery
The Lego Women of NASA
Lego has announced that it will developing a "Women of NASA" set. It will feature figurines of Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, and Katherine Johnson, the African American physicist and… Audio, Gallery
Stepping up to the Space Poop challenge
It's a delicate question that's been challenging NASA: How can an astronaut relieve themselves in comfort while wearing a spacesuit. Audio, Gallery
Professor Eric Rignot: The Tale Told by Polar Ice Sheets
Professor Eric Rignot talks with Kim Hill about future sea-level rise from warming of the polar ice sheets. Audio
Hugh McCarroll: The Space Poop Challenge
Hugh McCarroll of Hamilton is one of the finalists in a global competition designed by NASA to crowdsource ideas for collecting waste from astronauts. Audio
Nasa discovers 7 Earth-sized planets orbiting star
Astronomers have detected a record number of planets orbiting a single star and say they are within the "habitable" zone where life is a possibility.
NASA announces exoplanets discovery
Nasa has just announced the discovery of seven Earth-sized planets that orbit stars other than our sun. We talk to Nasa scientist Natalie Batalha. Audio
