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Jupiter
After a journey lasting about 5 years and 3 billion kilometres, the NASA spaceship Juno is nearing its final destination, the huge planet Jupiter. Robin McKie, the Science Editor of The Observer… Audio, Gallery
Mana Vautier: Maori astronaut
Mana Vautier, of Te Arawa, Ngai Tahu, Ngati Kahungunu and Ngati Raukawa descent, is an Aerospace Engineer at NASA's Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas and he's applied to be an astronaut - he… Audio
Up, up and away
Last week, NASA finally successfully launched a super pressure balloon from Wanaka Airport, following several attempts that had been thwarted by foul weather. Video, Audio
Nasa balloon on round-the-world trip
Nasa's super balloon was launched yesterday from Wanaka Airport and is now making its way across the world. Mission manager Janet Letchworth joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
Space debris causes chip in space station window
The chip in the station's cupola window is less than a centimetre across and was most likely caused by something extremely small, like a flake of paint or a tiny piece of metal. As astronaut Tim Peake… Audio
NASA's Balloon Finally Takes Off In Wanaka
Fifth time lucky and it's finally happened. NASA has finally managed to launch its super pressure balloon in Wanaka. The team has had to abort previous attempts since 1 April at Wanaka Airport. And… Audio, Gallery
Fifth time lucky for Nasa's balloon
Nasa has managed to launch a huge super-pressure balloon in Wanaka, after four previous attempts were foiled by weather. Audio
Nasa gets ready for balloon lift-off - fifth time lucky?
Nasa is once again getting ready to launch its super balloon from Wanaka Airport. Audio
NASA's Wanaka balloon launch postponed again
Strong winds forced NASA to again put off the launch of a huge balloon in Wanaka.
Nasa gets ready for balloon lift-off
Nasa is getting ready to launch its super balloon from Wanaka Airport. Audio
Ioannis Michaloudis - Space tech art
Self declared "Cloud Hunter" Associate Professor in Visual Arts at Charles Darwin University, Dr. Ioannis Michaloudis creates airy artworks from nanomaterial silica aerogel. Audio
NASA postpones launch of Wanaka balloon
United States space agency NASA has postponed the launch of a massive balloon at Wanaka today due to weather conditions.
Countdown begins for NASA's second ballon launch in Wanaka
The countdown is on in Wanaka for the launch of Nasa's second super pressure balloon and its cosmos-probing payload. Audio
February the hottest month on record
Record global temperatures in February show significant climate change is happening right now, a New Zealand scientist says. Audio
Space station departure 'bittersweet', says astronaut
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian Cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko have returned to earth after nearly a year on the International Space Station. Audio
Adam Stelzner
There's just plain crazy and there's the right kind of crazy. A career as a NASA engineer seemed crazy to Adam Stelzner when he was an average student, failing geometry, playing bass in a band. But… Audio
NASA records show 2015 the hottest year on their books
Space agency Nasa and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have confirmed 2015 was the hottest year for the world since records began in 1880. Audio
2015 hottest year for the world since records began
Space agency Nasa and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have confirmed 2015 was the hottest year for the world since records began in 1880. Audio
Black hole caught 'burping' galactic gas supply
Astronomers have spotted two huge waves of gas being "burped" by the black hole at the heart of a nearby galaxy.
The Adventure of Spaceflight - Rex Walheim
Who grew up wanting to be an astronaut? This week Dunedinaites will get a first-hand account of what it's like to be propelled into the stratosphere and beyond. NASA Astronaut and retired U.S. Air… Audio
