Space
Space the final frontier: James Parr on Space news
Nathan Rarere talks with James Parr from the Open Space Agency in London about cracks in the International Space Station and buying shares in Peter Beck's RocketLab. Audio
Nights Astronomy
Former University of Canterbury Mt John Observatory superintendent Alan Gilmore joins us once again. Tonight he'll be taking a look at Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein, The James Webb Space Telescope and… Audio
Documents reveal NZ role in Apollo 8 mission in 1968
Declassified government documents show officials got a late call from the United States seeking co-operation when the splash down site of its Apollo 8 mission shifted into New Zealand-managed…
Documents reveal Apollo 8 nearly landed in NZ
Almost 53 years ago, the Apollo 8 mission was the first manned space flight to leave low earth orbit, and reach the moon.
The mission was a precursor to the famous Apollo 11 moon mission which… Audio
Bezos sues Nasa over its deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX
Jeff Bezos' space firm Blue Origin is suing Nasa over a decision to award a $US2.9 billion ($4.1bn NZD) lunar lander contract to Elon Musk's SpaceX.
Space for Planet Earth
Emeline Paat-Dalstrom, co-founder of SpaceBase is back again.with news of their "Space for Planet Earth" Challenge competition that aims to leverage space technology to address climate change. Audio
Rocket Lab to launch New Zealand's first lunar mission
Rocket Lab will launch its first mission to the Moon from the Māhia Peninsula later this year.
Dr. Pan Conrad: when science meets religion
Her fulltime job is as a priest at St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Maryland, Virginia, but in her 'other' life, Rev. Pamela 'Pan' Conrad has worked as a member of the tactical operations team for… Audio
Rocket Lab to launch satellite today for US Space Force
The government has told Rocket Lab it has no problem with it launching a satellite into space for the United States Space Force. Audio
Why you'll need to quarantine before going to Mars
Writer and podcaster Nicola Twilley's latest book, co-authored with husband Geoff Manaugh, is Until Proven Safe: The History and Future of Quarantine. She joins the show to discuss the importance of… Audio
Album features sound of black holes colliding 1.3 billion years ago
'Celestial Incantations' combines sounds from within our solar system and beyond with acoustic instruments on a collaborative album by musicology professor Kim Cunio, UK artist Diana Scarborough and… Audio
Mars rover: Nasa's Perseverance prepares to drill first rock sample
The US space agency's Perseverance rover is getting ready to take its first sample of Mars rock. Video
Billionaire Bezos labels space trip 'best day ever'
Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man, has finally achieved his childhood dream of launching himself into space.
The New Shepherd launched at about 1.10am NZ time, returning to earth a total of ten… Audio
Space News with James Parr - billionaires in space?
The billionaire space race between Branson and Bezos heated up this morning when Jeff Bezos took his Origin Blue craft to a higher altitude on the edge of space than Richard Branson's Unity 22 went 9… Audio
James Parr: is Richard Branson's VSS Unity first of many ?
Sir Richard Branson has been launched into space on his Virgin Galactic ship VSS Unity. Sir Richard and a number of other passengers on the craft were released from their mothership at twenty past… Audio
Early Māori astronomers predicted year ahead by stars of Matariki
By this time next year we would have already celebrated our very first Matariki holiday in New Zealand. Stardome astronomy educator and astro-photographer Josh Kirkley joins the show to discuss the… Audio
Stephen Curran: visiting Venus and giant comets
Kiwi-Scottish starman Dr Stephen Curran returns by popular demand to unpack cosmic goings-on. Audio
Branson bids to beat Bezos in battle of billionaires to boldly go beyond
Top tech gurus are all competing to see who will jumpstart commercial space race.
Comet believed to be largest ever discovered found
A comet believed to be the largest ever discovered has been exposed by a pair of US astronomers and is heading towards the sun.
Space the final frontier: James Parr on space news
It's that time of the month where we take a visit to space from the comfort of planet Earth. Nathan Rarere spoke with our regular space-corrie Space James - James Parr from the Open Space Agency who… Audio