Space
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
First US hearing into UFO sightings in 50 years held
The first US congressional hearing into UFO sightings in over 50 years took place this morning in Washington.
There were few answers about the unexplained phenomenon - two top military officials said… Audio
We've seen the black hole at the middle of the Milky Way. Now what?
The first snapshot of the cosmic monster in our galaxy opens up more questions than answers, the ABC's science reporters find. Audio
Scientists reveal image of Milky Way black hole
A team of international scientists overnight announced a "groundbreaking" discovery about our galaxy.
For the first time, the Event Horizon Telescope has captured images of Sagittarius A*, the… Audio
Scientists unveil image of 'gentle giant' black hole at Milky Way's centre
Scientists have provided the first look at the mega black hole at the centre of our Milky Way galaxy.
Cosmic spectacle visible in eastern skies overnight
The area from Gisborne to Wairarapa is expected to be a good viewing spot for a meteor shower early tomorrow morning.
Rocket Lab catches falling rocket with helicopter
Rocket Lab successfully caught a falling rocket stage in mid-air using a helicopter, before dropping it in the ocean.
A rocket landing like no other
Rocket Lab will attempt a mid-air capture of one of its Electron rockets for the first time during its next mission tomorrow.
After launching from the Mahia peninsula, the rocket will deposit a… Audio
Space the final frontier: James Parr on Space News
We love a chat about Uranus - the focus of many in the space community has turned to the gas giant, with a group of scientists telling NASA the plants needs to be prioritised in terms of exploration… Audio
Nasa to send another balloon from the South to the stratosphere
The American space agency is getting ready to launch its fourth mission from Wanaka.
