Space
Auckland space tech company on sending pioneering technology into orbit
Zenno Astronautics is an Auckland and US-based austronautic company which has already sent its technology into space via Elon Musk's SpaceX. Audio
The Panel with Kathryn Graham & Simon Wilson (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Kathryn Graham and Simon Wilson discuss the removal of free evening and weekend parking in the Auckland CBD, and the impact of the solar storm on… Audio
Aurora Australis should be visible again tonight and tomorrow, astronomer says
More solar storms are expected over the coming weeks as a "solar maximum" approaches, bringing dazzling displays to Aotearoa. Audio
Capturing the aurora in Lauder
We've all become amateur aurora experts over the past couple of days - with a rare solar storm causing dazzling displays in the sky over North and South Islands. Audio
Space News: James Parr on solar storms, auroras
While we were seeing pretty lights and going WOW, Space James saw science things like nitrogen, oxygen and argon.. he talked with Nathan Rarere. Audio
Transpower extends notice as solar tsunami heads to Earth
Another flare explosion on the Sun has hurled a solar tsunami towards Earth.
Space News: James Parr on the dark side of the moon
James Parr tells us about the dark side of the moon and a delay to the latest launch of Boeing's Starliner capsule. Audio
Why Monday morning's sky may offer a spectacular meteor shower
NZ is among the best places in the world to see a shower of space dust for the next few nights. Here's how.
Why a New Zealand nut butter has been launched into outer space
The New Zealand nut butter has been launched into space on a recent six-month mission after NASA asked the company to create a space rocket-approved product last year. Audio
One small step for peanut butter, one giant leap for a Wellington business
Nelson nut butter brand Fix & Fogg was approached by NASA with a request to create a space rocket-approved product - and now it's launched. Audio
'Right time, right place' - meteor captured on camera
A meteor that flashed across the dark Tauranga sky over the weekend was captured on security camera.
Nova explosion could give insight into where we come from
Star gazers are set for a treat any day now as a star system 3000 light years is on the verge of lighting up. Audio
Time ticking down for next nova explosion
Every eighty years, a nova 3,000 light years away called T Coronae Borealis spectacularly erupts, appearing as a new star in the sky. Audio
Watch: Nasa, Rocket Lab launch giant 'mirror in space'
Nasa's new mission, using sunlight for propulsion, has been launched from Hawke's Bay. Video, Audio
Is it time to update our understanding of the universe? Some cosmologists think so
Oxford University professor Subir Sarkar says over the past 100 years our understanding of how the universe works has changed dramatically as technology has improved in leaps and bounds. Audio
One of Jupiter's moons volcanically active
New research suggests one of Jupiter's moons, Io, has been volcanically active for billions of years, perhaps since the formation of the solar system 4.5 billion years ago. GNS Science Volcanic Fluid… Audio
Bright aurora light up Southern photographers
Two nights of bright aurora have had night photographers running for their cameras to capture the multicoloured skies.
Part of International Space Station crashes into US home
The space junk smashed through Alejandro Otero's roof, nearly hitting his son.
The quantum science where Aotearoa is lightyears ahead
Aotearoa New Zealand has played an unusually pivotal role in humanity's understanding of how light and matter interact, Dr Jacob Ngaha says. Audio
International Day of Human Spaceflight
A day of celebration today for space lovers around the world. It's a time to celebrate what has become known as Yuri's Flight, the first time in history that a human went into space. Audio