Space

Expert Reactions | Published: 15 July 201916 July 2019

July 21 (NZT) will mark 50 years since Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin set foot on the Moon. It was […]

In the News | Published: 04 March 201905 March 2019

SpaceX, Elon Musk’s aerospace manufacturer has sent the Dragon capsule into space for its first test flight with a sole […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 14 June 201812 February 2019

Antarctica has lost about 3 trillion tonnes of ice since 1992, which corresponds to a sea-level rise of around 8 […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 21 January 201811 April 2018

Rocket Lab successfully launched its Electron rocket and deployed satellites into orbit this afternoon, a milestone for the company and […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 26 May 201703 August 2018

Rocket Lab launched its Electron rocket yesterday from the Māhia Peninsula. #ItsaTest ©Rocket Lab Despite not reaching orbit, the company […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 23 May 201711 December 2024

Yesterday marked the start of the ten-day window in which Rocket Lab will attempt to launch its Electron rocket from […]

In the News | Published: 08 May 201711 December 2024

The number of Northern Royal albatrosses living on some rocky sea-stacks near the Chatham Islands have been counted from space, […]

In the News | Published: 23 February 201703 August 2018

No-one knows how to drum up excitement before an announcement quite like NASA. This morning they announced the discovery of […]

In the News | Published: 27 September 201611 April 2018

New Zealand’s first orbital launch site has been opened on the Mahia Peninsula on the North Island’s east coast. Los […]

In the News | Published: 05 July 201603 May 2017

After five years travelling across the solar system, the NASA spacecraft Juno has begun its final descent into orbit around […]