Space
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.
Make Uranus mission your priority, Nasa told
US space agency Nasa should prioritise a mission to Uranus, an influential panel of scientists says.
NASA attempting to broadcast messages to aliens
NASA is set to broadcast a message deep into outer space that will tell alien civilisations how to find us and who we are.
It's an updated version of previous messages sent in 1974, but using… Audio
Space the final frontier: James Parr with Space News
It's the 13th of April, and in space circles this is referred to as "Houston We Have A Problem Day.." Joining Nathan Rarere from a space station near you is our space correspondent SPACE JAMES! (or… Audio
Astronomers spot possible farthest star ever observed
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have spotted what could be the farthest individual star ever observed.
Nicknamed "Earendel," the light from this star has taken nearly 13 billion years to… Audio
Pluto's giant 'ice volcanoes' made from many recent smaller eruptions - study
When the New Horizons spacecraft zoomed past Pluto in 2015, it snapped photos of what appeared to be two massive ice volcanoes.
Space the final frontier: James Parr on Space News
Nasa has wheeled the first Artemis rocket out to its launch pad for testing before its flight around the moon later this year.. Nathan Rarere caught up with James Parr from the Open Space Agency to… Audio
Wuhan aims to become China's 'valley of satellites' in space initiative
The central Chinese city of Wuhan has vowed to create a 100 billion yuan ($NZ22bn) space industry by 2025 and become China's "valley of satellites".
NASA gets ready to shoot for the moon - again
America's next-generation moon rocket began a highly anticipated, slow-motion journey out of its assembly plant for a final round of tests.
Dr Becky Smethurst: Black Hole gazing
Dr Becky Smethurst: Black Hole gazing We all know what a black hole is don't we? They suck everything in and there's no light or time in the middle. At least that's how they work in films. Our guest… Audio
Meteorite a rarity in Aotearoa
Flung from space in a molten ball of fire, a 4.5-billion-years-old piece of rock now resides in the Massey University earth sciences department in Palmerston North.
The Kimbolton meteorite is one of… Audio
Space the final frontier: James Parr on space news
Every few weeks we head to space, where our good friend James Parr lives - he talks with Nathan Rarere about Russia and the ISS. Audio
Abandoned rocket 'hits the Moon' - scientists
A discarded part of a rocket is believed to have crashed into the Moon's far side by now, say scientists who were expecting the impact at 1.25am this morning (12:25 GMT).
Parliament amok: A photo essay
A protest turns into a riot and conflagration as police move on Parliament’s squatters with quite extraordinary restraint. Photos tell the story.
Parliament amok: A photo essay
A protest turns into a riot and conflagration as police move on Parliament’s squatters with quite extraordinary restraint. Photos tell the story.
AudioJumbonium
Good news, everyone! Dr Nate Davis, Associate Investigator and Senior Lecturer in Physical Chemistry at Victoria University of Wellington brings us the science - or lack of it - behind Jumbonium from… Audio
Space the final frontier: James Parr on Space News
Every few weeks we talk with James Parr from the Open Space Agency.. and he and Nathan Rarere had a chin wag. Audio
