Space
Sarah Kessans: proteins in space
Sarah Kessans started her academic career studying plants; now the self-confessed 'space geek' is a synthetic biologist trying to build New Zealand's role in the global space economy. Her research… Audio
Dr. Katie Mack: How the universe is likely to end
How the universe will end remains a question that has not been definitively answered. Theoretical cosmologist Katie Mack researched and outlined five of the most likely ways it will come about in her… Audio
The strange effects the moon could be having on our health
The idea that the lunar cycle can influence our behaviour and wellbeing dates back thousands of years. In her new book, The Human Cosmos, science writer Jo Marchant re-examines the effects that the… Audio
Lunar loo: NASA crowd-sourcing for new space toilet design
As NASA prepares to send the first woman to the moon on Artemis by 2024, the agency is also looking to update its space toilets and is seeking help from the public. It's a big challenge, toilet design… Audio
China goes to Mars while the US evicts China's consulate
China has launched its first rover mission to Mars - Tianwen-1 - which will take seven months to reach the Red Planet. Meanwhile the Trump Administration has requested the China consulate leaves… Audio
Kathy Sullivan: from outer space to deep under the sea
Astronaut, oceanographer and adventurer Kathy Sullivan recently became the first person ever to have walked in space, and to have travelled to the deepest point of the world's oceans. She's just… Audio, Gallery
Rocket Lab failed mission: 'It certainly hurts our pride'
Rocket Lab won't be launching another mission until they know what caused the rocket to fail yesterday. Audio
Mark O'Connell: Notes From An Apocalypse
Author and 'veteran worrier' Mark O'Connell has criss-crossed the globe to meet people preparing for the end of the world. Audio
Nights Science - Space.
Emeiline Paat-Dahlstrom, the co-founder of SpaceBase joins us to look at how commercial space flight might benefit New Zealanders. Audio
Covid-19: Space crew return to very different Earth
A crew of three has returned from the International Space Station to a very different planet they left last year.
Dr Neil deGrasse Tyson on Pluto, religion, and his fans
Dr Neil deGrasse Tyson's has attracted one of the world's largest online followings with his fascinating, widely accessible insights into science and our universe. He joined Jim Mora to discuss his… Audio
Govt invests in project to measure emissions from space
While work is underway to lower methane emissions at the farm gate, the government is also investing in a new project to measure emissions from the final frontier.
The New Zealand Space Agency is… Audio
Watch: India launches second Moon mission
India's second lunar mission, aiming to land on the Moon's south pole after being slingshotted with no manual control out of Earth's orbit, has launched successfully. Video
Nancy Atkinson: The story behind the Apollo programme
Writer Nancy Atkinson talks to Jim about her latest book, Eight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions, which features the untold stories of engineers and scientists behind the Apollo… Audio
The week that was with mould in space
Pinky Agnew and James Elliott with why interstellar mould is becoming a problem for space travel, and do New Zealanders say 'eh' too much? Audio
Astronomy - Alan Gilmour
Former University of Canterbury Mt John Observatory superintendent Alan Gilmore join us once again. In his gaze tonight he has the moon and asteriods, the black hole image and SpaceX's controversial… Audio
'13 Minutes to the Moon': the moon landing reconsidered
Almost 50 years ago, in July 1969, the US astronauts Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong went to the Moon on Apollo 11 and then all safely came back to Earth again. A new BBC series called… Audio
Why do stars twinkle?
In this week's science adventure, Nanogirl takes Chloe and her friends from Royal Oak Primary to Auckland’s Stardome Observatory to meet expert Josh Kirkley and find out why stars twinkle. Video, Audio
Nanogirl's Great Science Adventures - crash landing here soon!
Come on a great science adventure with Dr Michelle Dickinson - aka Nanogirl - as she travels around the country answering your burning science questions. Audio
Australian space rocket companies prepare for take-off
A Queensland company is aiming to send a rocket into the stratosphere next month, the latest in a series of moves to increase commercial space launches from Australia.
