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NASA flying lab in NZ to measure climage change, pollution
Staff onboard NASA's DC-8 aircraft are flying across the globe on a 28-day-mission to better understand climate change and air pollution. The flying laboratory has touched down in Christchurch. Video, Audio
Science with rigger!
Adventure seeking chemistry researcher, Sarah Kessans on her record breaking row boat journey across the Atlantic and getting shortlisted by NASA to become an astronaut. Audio, Gallery
Astronaut John Glenn Dies aged 95
John Herschel Glenn wasn't the first man in space, he wasn't even the first American but he did orbit the earth three times in February 1962 as one of the first seven Mercury Astronauts of NASA. In… Audio
Astronaut Dan Barry answers your questions
Dan Barry is a former NASA astronaut and a veteran of three space flights, four spacewalks and two trips to the International Space Station. He retired from NASA in 2005 and started his own company… Audio
NASA mission to pick up asteroid samples
NASA has launched its first-ever mission to pick up samples from an asteroid and analyse them back on Earth. Dr Lucy McFadden from NASA tells us if the mission is successful, it will return with the… Audio
Brother Guy Consolmagno: astronomy and religion
Kim Hill talks to astronomer and Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno, Director of the Vatican Observatory and President of the Vatican Observatory Foundation. He is part of a group of world-leading experts… Audio
Dreaming of NASA
A lot of kids dream of being an astronaut when they grow up, and Dr Sarah Kessans is one step closer to making the dream a reality. The University of Canterbury chemistry academic, has been… Audio
NASA research plane to cruise over South Island
A Nasa research plane will fly low over the South Island today, collecting air samples as part of an international mission. Audio
NASA research plane to fly over South Island
A NASA research plane will swoop as low as 150 metres over the South Island later today on a mission to collect air samples and measure pollution levels. Audio
NASA to send probe to potential earth impactor asteroid
Bennu is 500 metres wide, which means it is an object cabable of causing a global catastrophy and in 2135 it will pass between the earth and the moon. Audio
The head of Nasa's Juno Mission
Scott Bolton is responsible for overall success of NASA's Juno mission and leader of the science team. The Juno mission was launched in 2011 to study Jupiter's origin, atmosphere, magnetosphere and… Video, Audio
Katey Forth: NASA researcher, entrepreneur & frisbee whizz
Katey Forth is a a former NASA researcher in neurophysiology who's headed out into the world of entrepreneurship. British born and educated, she was working for NASA researching the impact of space… Audio
Nights' Science - Astronomy
Former Mt John University Observatory superintendent Alan Gilmore on Juno's arrival at Jupiter. Audio
What is it like to live on Mars?
Sheyna Gifford from the Hi-Seas programme has the unusual claim of being the first doctor ever to work on simulated "Mars." The NASA funded simulated space mission is on Mauna Loa, a volcano in… Audio, Gallery
High above NZ on board world's largest airborne observatory
For the past eight weeks, the world's largest airborne observatory has been cruising high above New Zealand and the Southern Ocean. RNZ's Veronika Meduna joined NASA astronomers on board. Audio
Dr Dava Newman: Humans on Mars
NASA's second in charge explains how we'll get humans to the red planet in the next 30 years - and why it's worth the trip. Dr Dava Newman is a former MIT professor who designed the Biosuit - a… Audio
Juno spacecraft to unlock Jupiter's secrets
A NASA spacecraft has successfully entered the orbit of our solar system's largest planet, Jupiter. NASA scientist Jared Espley joins Checkpoint. Audio
Juno reaches Jupiter
NASA's Juno spacecraft has arrived at Jupiter to study the solar system's largest planet. From a unique polar orbit, Juno will repeatedly dive between the planet and its intense belts of charged… Video, Audio, Gallery
NASA's super balloon, makes it to Peru
Nasa's super balloon, launched from Wanaka in May, has successfully completed its mission in Peru. Jeremy Eggers from NASA's Balloon Program tells Guyon Espiner the team is thrilled with the… Audio
The most powerful space telescope ever created
Dr. Amber Straughn from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center explains how the most powerful telescope ever created will explore the mysteries of our origins and our future. Audio, Gallery
