Richard Easther

The Panel weighs in on the prospect of a 'CovidCard' and is joined by Auckland University Professor of Physics Richard Easther. Audio

Thirteen was an unlucky number for Rocket lab after it's thirteenth launch effort went massively awry.

It is still unclear why the rocket carrying seven satellites was lost four minutes after take… Audio

Over the course of the last week the entire country has seen strange, smoky, orange skies overhead as a result of the Australian fires. To find out a bit more about the phenomenon and to dig into the… Audio

A new interstellar comet some 20 kilometres wide and trailing gas has recently been spotted entering our solar system. Audio

The school holidays are here and the kids might be heading to a trampoline park. But there are some pretty serious injuries to be had. A biomechanical engineer from the US says the designs of… Audio

The government shutdown in the United States is now stretching into its fourth week with no end in sight. It has big implications for things like national security and the country's scientists. Audio

What does NASA hope to learn by sending a spaceship to within six million kilometres of the Sun - the closest we've ever been? Richard Easther from the University of Auckland's physic department joins… Audio

Children often think up wild ideas, have vivid imaginations and big plans for the future, so how do we bolster that in a realistic way without crushing their dreams? Audio

Educated at the University of Canterbury, Professor Richard Easther taught at Yale University from 2004 until the end of 2011, and is now head of the Department of Physics at the University of… Audio

Auckland University Professor of Physics, Richard Easther, takes us on a journey around the universe, exploring Mars and Pluto, skimming past a huge black hole in the Milky Way and ending where time…

Auckland university Physics Professor Richard Easther joins Megan to guide her around the universe. This week he's taking us to the centre of the galaxy to the central black hole. He discusses how we… Audio

Professor Richard Easther is our intergalatic tour guide for our travel around the universe. Audio

Richard Easther from the physics department at the University of Auckland talks about Te Ao Mārama - the Centre for Fundamental Inquiry. A new centre looking for the answers to life's biggest… Audio

Cosmologist Richard Easther talks about the Cassini spaceship's distinguished career as it plummets into Saturn later today. Audio

Our Monday expert today has a topic that's a bit bigger than most.. The universe. Audio