Space
Images show 'promising' signs of life in space
Images taken more than a million miles away show promising signs of life.
NASA's James Webb Telescope may have detected the presence of a molecule in planet K2-18b's atmosphere, which on Earth we… Audio
Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper: Inspiring young women to look to the stars
As the NZ Aerospace Summit gets underway next week in Christchurch, we're joined by NASA astronaut, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper. Astronaut Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper, STS-115 mission specialist… Audio
Newly-found bubble of galaxies
An international team of astronomers has discovered a giant 'bubble' of galaxies in the nearby universe. They hope the discovery can fill in some blanks about our understanding of the universe. Team… Audio
AI-assited tool to select astronauts to be developed
A New Zealand company is developing an AI-assisted tool which will help pick the best people to go into space.
Dr Brian Russell, of Ambient Cognition, will lead the project which includes a new way… Audio
The Week in Detail: From craft beer to Barbie
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
After the moon, India launches rocket to study the sun
Following the success of India's moon landing, the country's space agency launched a rocket on Saturday to study the sun in its first solar mission.
Crashed Russian mission left a crater on the moon, NASA images show
Russia's failed Luna-25 mission left a 10-metre wide crater on the moon when it crashed last month, according to images released by NASA.
India's space feats have been a long time coming
After India's successful landing on the south pole of the moon, there's hope the West will stop seeing the country as a land of "snake charmers and elephants". Audio
Super blue moon: What is it, and when will the next one be?
Explainer - How did the super blue moon get this peculiar name? And why is there disagreement on when the next one will be? RNZ is here to clear it all up.
India's Moon lander searches for safe landing spot
India's space agency has released images of the far side of the Moon as its third lunar mission attempts to locate a safe landing spot on the little-explored south pole.
Russian space mission crashes into the moon in failure
Russia's first moon mission in 47 years failed after its Luna-25 space craft spun out of control and smashed into the moon.
Red question mark captured in space potentially shows galaxies merging
The question mark was spotted by the James Webb Telescope and researchers believe it is galaxies merging together.
Russia launches first moon-landing mission in almost half a century
The mission is a bid to be the first nation to make a soft landing on the lunar south pole.
Voyager 2: Nasa fully back in contact with lost space probe
Nasa is back in full contact with its lost Voyager 2 probe months earlier than expected, the space agency said.
New Zealand launches Aerospace Strategy
New Zealand is unlikely to send people to space any time soon, but the strategy will help support the aerospace sector's continued development, MBIE says. Audio
Aerospace Strategy launched
New Zealand has launched its first ever Aerospace Strategy to help support the sector's continued development.
The strategy runs until 2030 and revolves around five goals including actively… Audio
Progress made on reusable rocket
Rocket Lab is making progress with its plan to make the world's first reusable small rocket.
Yesterday it launched its 39th Electron mission and successfully returned the rocket to Earth, before… Audio
India's historic Moon mission lifts off successfully
Thousands of people watched the launch from the viewer's gallery and commentators described the sight of the rocket "soaring in the sky" as "majestic".
Celebrating the New Zealand night sky
As we lead up to Matariki, we remember and reflect on the past, celebrate the present, and look ahead to the future. Writer and illustrator Alistair Hughes joins Nights to chat with Mark about his new… Audio
Stargazers check out big bright 'buck moon'
Stargazers and onlookers are observing a full moon as "bigger and brighter" than usual this week and there is a reason. A supermoon, or what Nasa is describing as a buck moon, has been spotted in the… Audio