Space
Haritina Mogosanu - To the Moon and back
The Moon and space travel are magical for Bucharest-born Hari Mogosanu, who loves them so much she has an asteroid named after her. She explains why Easter is the only public holiday that revolves… Audio, Gallery
Stories in Sound: 'Twenty Thousand Hertz'
Twenty Thousand Hertz is the highest frequency the human ear can hear. It's also the name of a podcast for anyone who's interested in why things sound the way they do. Host Dallas Taylor's a sound… Audio
Nasa's first all-female spacewalk scrapped over spacesuit sizes
Plans for the first all-female spacewalk in history have been scrapped for lack of a second space suit, the US space agency Nasa says.
Trump administration plans moon landing within five years
US Vice President Mike Pence has announced the administration's goal of putting Americans back on the moon within five years "by any means necessary".
Suit unsuitable: NASA nixes first all-women spacewalk
What should have been a giant leap for womankind has turned into a stumble on the path to equality. US space agency NASA has cancelled the first all-female spacewalk due to a lack of a spacesuit in… Video, Audio
Expert feature - The New Zealand Space Agency
Are we in the midst of a new Space Age? One man with some of the answers is Peter Crabtree - head of the New Zealand Space Agency. Audio
First Moon seedling dies one day after sprouting
Just 24 hours after sprouting, the first plant grown on the Moon has died.
First Moon-grown seeds sprouting - China
Cotton seeds brought to the Moon by the Chang'e-4 mission have sprouted, China claims, marking a significant step towards long-term space exploration.
Space archaeology: SAPIENS
Space isn't just some vast arena for people to explore using the latest, shiniest technology. It's also a place that can hold important stories about us humans too...and that's what the emerging… Audio
Nasa's Voyager 2 probe enters interstellar space
Voyager 2 was launched more than 40 years ago and is now about 18 billion kilometres from earth. Video
NZ's top science students could be heading to NASA
An Auckland astrophysicist warns students to get in quick if they want a reference for their NASA applications. It comes after MBIE and NASA agreed to make the space agency's international internship… Audio
Sally Seidel: breaking down the Higgs Boson
Physics Professor Sally Seidel, from the University of New Mexico, was a collaborator on the Large Hadron Collider experiment, where six years ago she was in one of two teams that discovered the… Audio
Asteroids, dinosaurs and international tension
Astronomer Duncan Steel is an expert in detecting asteroids and comets, and in defending the earth from potential impacts. Audio
Asteroids, dinosaurs and international tension
Astronomer Duncan Steel is an expert in detecting asteroids and comets, and in defending the earth from potential impacts.
AudioDouglas Vakoch - Can we speak alien?
Dr Douglas Vakoch is President of METI, a nonprofit research and educational organisation dedicated to transmitting intentional signals to nearby stars. He is an elected member of the International… Audio
'Alien asteroid' may be the oldest object in the solar system
An "alien asteroid" that circles the sun in Jupiter's orbital path is the first-known permanent resident of our solar system that originated in another star system.
NASA and Hubble scientist Jennifer Wiseman
Dr Jennifer Wiseman is a NASA astrophysicist and senior project scientist for the Hubble Space Telescope. She's considered one of America's thought leaders on science policy. She is also Christian… Audio
'Not a lot of worry' about plummetting Chinese space station
An eight-tonne Chinese space station containing toxic chemicals is out of control and is entering a death-spiral as it plummets towards Earth. The Tiangong-1 is China's first space station but in 2016… Audio
An ear on your health
A trial of Canaria devices is about to start in mines in Australia, where it will measure for signs of fatigue and send warnings when levels of tiredness reach unsafe levels. Audio, Gallery
An ear on your health
The Canaria is a device that's worn behind the ear and can sense for vital signs and alert the wearer about their state of health. A trial of these devices is about to start in mines in Australia… Audio
