Space
Scientists accidentally discover massive black hole's rare trail of new stars
A supermassive black hole travelling at incredible speed is leaving behind a track of newborn stars at a scale not seen before. Video
The Week in Detail: Karakia, retirement, Warkworth radio dish
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Week in Detail: Karakia, retirement, Warkworth radio dish
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
AudioSaving an old dish for new tech
In a paddock north of Auckland lies a unique piece of infrastructure that's exposed the short-sighted nature of scientific funding in New Zealand. Audio
Saving an old dish for new tech
In a paddock north of Auckland lies a unique piece of infrastructure that's exposed the short-sighted nature of scientific funding in New Zealand.
AudioSunspot sends solar wind towards Earth
A huge sunspot has unleashed a blast of solar wind racing toward Earth at nearly 3-million-kilometres an hour.
It's expected to hit the atmosphere tonight, sparking more spectacular aurora.
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Tiny glass beads on the moon contain water
A discovery has found tiny glass beads across the moon's surface contain potentially billions of tonnes of water
Those beads could be extracted and used by astronauts on future lunar missions as a… Audio
Massive asteroid to pass by Earth, just 68,000km away
An asteroid large enough to destroy a city will pass between the orbits of the Earth and the Moon this weekend - luckily for us, missing both.
NASA deputy administrator in NZ says climate change 'existential threat to everyone on spaceship Earth'
Climate change is an "existential threat to everyone on spaceship Earth" according to NASA's deputy administrator Colonel Pam Melroy.
NASA tracking asteroid with minor chance of hitting Earth in 2046
Space experts say a newly found asteroid has a small chance of impacting Earth about 20 years from now.
The giant arcs that may dwarf everything in the cosmos
The discovery of giant superclusters of galaxies are challenging our very understanding of the universe.
Solutions sought for growing space junk threat
A growing swarm of debris in space has led the US government to attempt to set new space hygiene norms.
Southern Aurora lights up horizon
A solar storm is putting on a dazzling display at the moment, for those in the South Island.
Among the photographers capturing the Aurora last night was Otago Museum director Dr Ian Griffin who spoke… Audio
Astronomers find mega galaxies using James Webb telescope
Astronomers have been mind-boggled to discover what appear to be mega-galaxies dating back to within 600 million years of the beginning of the universe.
Labelled by one scientist as universe… Audio
James Webb Telescope finds new galaxies
Six potential galaxies that shouldn't exist have been found in images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. It's the work of an international team of astrophysicists. Erica Nelson, professor of… Audio
Stunning photos of rare green comet captured across the world
Photographers from across the world have captured images of a comet that was last seen roughly 50,000 years ago.
Stunning photos of rare green comet
Photographers from across the world have captured images of a comet that was last seen roughly 50,000 years ago.
Government hopes for aerospace boom but CAA says inspectors 'overworked'
Inspectors charged with making sure the aerospace industry is safe are so overworked it has been causing them health and safety problems.
Rare green comet set to appear in New Zealand skies
A comet which last passed Earth around 50,000 years ago, will be visible in New Zealand skies this week. Audio