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Observer writers look at hot topics for next year, from surveillance to missions to map out the galaxy.
Kiwis are in for an astronomical treat in April and October next year
Two Nasa astronauts wrapped up successful repairs at the International Space Station on Tuesday after a rare Christmas Eve…
A giant bluefin tuna sells at a Japanese auction for…
Authorities say two people have been critically injured…
A new flaw has emerged with a United States-made spacesuit, forcing Nasa to delay until Christmas Day the next outing to…
One of the moons of Jupiter may be another habitable part of the solar system according to new research showing Europa is…
Snorkels in space? Nasa dreamed up the idea as a quick fix to a spacesuit problem so astronauts can step out to repair an…
Nasa has ordered up a series of urgent spacewalks to fix a broken cooling line at the International Space Station.
Asteroids like the one that wiped out the dinosaurs on Earth could have shot life to Mars or the moons of Jupiter and Saturn…
NZ Science Media Centre staff and their Oz counterparts put together their 10 top picks for the world's biggest science…
Scientists have discovered the strongest evidence to date that Mars was once a habitable planet capable of supporting primitive…
Comet ISON is teasing the solar system as it dances with the sun and it's giving astronomers mixed signals.
For months, all eyes in the sky have pointed at the comet that's zooming toward a blisteringly close encounter with the…
The surface of the sun has been surprisingly calm of late - with fewer sunspots than anytime in the last century - prompting…
Astronomers call it the monster. It was the biggest and brightest cosmic explosion ever witnessed. Had it been closer, Earth…
The European Space Agency says one of its research…
It's a frightening figure - 11 per cent of early deaths in NZ are due to poor nutrition and obesity. So what can be done…
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