Richard Easther

Professor Richard Easther from the University of Auckland on celebrating 14 March, or International Pi Day. Audio

An automated telescope in Chile has spotted a 100 metre-wide asteroid that scientists say could collide with Earth. Audio

The most powerful telescope mankind has sent into orbit is opening up our understanding of how life began Audio

Spoiler Alert: In the Christopher Nolan movie Interstellar, an astronaut gets sucked into a black hole but manages to communicate with his daughter and find his way out. Richard Easther tells us the… Audio

A rare spectacle is set to appear in the sky tonight in the form of a meteor shower.

A meteor shower is expected to be visible on Tuesday between 8pm and 12.30am as Earth passes through the debris… Audio

A Rocket lab Electron rocket has failed soon after take-off in Māhia.

Rocket Lab has apologised after an "issue" occurred two-and-a-half minutes into flight at 7 o'clock Tuesday night, after it had… Audio

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In a paddock north of Auckland lies a unique piece of infrastructure that's exposed the short-sighted nature of scientific funding in New Zealand.  Audio

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment is seeking public input on the future of space science in New Zealand.  Professor Richard Easther form the University of Auckland's Department of… Audio

NASA's https://www.nasa.gov/ James Webb Space Telescope has released its first images, ushering in a new era of astronomy. The most powerful and complex telescope ever made, the telescope will allow… Audio

The most distant single star ever seen has been captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. It's been nicknamed Earendel, from the Old English word meaning "morning star" or "rising light." The light from… Audio

New Zealanders from all different areas of expertise are offering online zoom classes for school students whose teachers are in need of extra support as the school vaccine mandate comes into effect… Audio

The short life in space of the Long March 5B Chinese rocket is coming to an end, and that'll be today. This rocket booster, part of a heavy lift launch vehicle they call it, this 22-ton… Audio

NASA's science rover Perseverance, the most advanced astrobiology laboratory ever sent to another world, streaked through the Martian atmosphere and landed safely on the floor of a vast crater, its… Audio

Richard Easther is a theoretical cosmologist and Professor of Physics (Head of Department) at the University of Auckland. He gives us his scientific take on the Black Hole from the movie Interstellar.

The Panel weighs in on the prospect of a 'CovidCard' and is joined by Auckland University Professor of Physics Richard Easther. Audio

Thirteen was an unlucky number for Rocket lab after it's thirteenth launch effort went massively awry.

It is still unclear why the rocket carrying seven satellites was lost four minutes after take… Audio

Over the course of the last week the entire country has seen strange, smoky, orange skies overhead as a result of the Australian fires. To find out a bit more about the phenomenon and to dig into the… Audio