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The hot topics of 2014
Observer writers look at hot topics for next year, from surveillance to missions to map out the galaxy.
Double chance to see eclipse
Kiwis are in for an astronomical treat in April and October next year
Space station's Christmas Eve repairs
Two Nasa astronauts wrapped up successful repairs at the International Space Station on Tuesday after a rare Christmas Eve…
New spacesuit flaw forces delay to next spacewalk
A new flaw has emerged with a United States-made spacesuit, forcing Nasa to delay until Christmas Day the next outing to…
Life on Jupiter moon?
One of the moons of Jupiter may be another habitable part of the solar system according to new research showing Europa is…
Snorkel DIY answer to leaky spacesuit
Snorkels in space? Nasa dreamed up the idea as a quick fix to a spacesuit problem so astronauts can step out to repair an…
Urgent spacewalks to fix broken space station
Nasa has ordered up a series of urgent spacewalks to fix a broken cooling line at the International Space Station.
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Sun to 'flip upside down'
The sun is set to “flip upside down” within weeks as its magnetic field reverses polarity in an event…
Asteroids may have shot life to Mars - scientists
Asteroids like the one that wiped out the dinosaurs on Earth could have shot life to Mars or the moons of Jupiter and Saturn…
Opening doors far into space and close to home
NZ Science Media Centre staff and their Oz counterparts put together their 10 top picks for the world's biggest science…
Rover finds evidence Mars once habitable
Scientists have discovered the strongest evidence to date that Mars was once a habitable planet capable of supporting primitive…
Plan to use moon for solar power
A Japanese construction company is proposing to solve the energy problems facing Japan, and ultimately…
Comet ISON's dance with sun gives mixed signals
Comet ISON is teasing the solar system as it dances with the sun and it's giving astronomers mixed signals.
Icy comet zooms toward sun
For months, all eyes in the sky have pointed at the comet that's zooming toward a blisteringly close encounter with the…
Surprisingly sluggish sunspots
The surface of the sun has been surprisingly calm of late - with fewer sunspots than anytime in the last century - prompting…
Cosmic explosion a 'monster'
Astronomers call it the monster. It was the biggest and brightest cosmic explosion ever witnessed. Had it been closer, Earth…
Star-gazers focus on sun-grazer
Space Archives
A visiting comet could disintegrate when it runs a scorching gauntlet past the sun, treating star-gazers…
Air and Space Transport
Sandra Bullock's space buddy
More Air and Space Transport
Space thriller Gravity has been hailed as "the best space film ever", a movie that is one giant leap…
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The European Space Agency says one of its research…
Science
Obesity study targets kindies
Early childhood education centres are targeted in a new study examining some of the root causes of NZ's growing obesity…
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- Carter Observatory - National Observatory of NZ
- Stardome Observatory, Auckland
- Auckland Astronomical Society
- Royal Astronomical Society of NZ
- Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
- 30th Anniversary of Apollo 11 moon landing
- NZ Space Flight Association
- Kennedy Space Center
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- NASA Mars 2004 (broadband Flash site)
- Astronomical Data from Land Information NZ
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