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Mars rover prototype unveiled
Twin mission to study the effects of space travel
Nasa has revealed that one twin will be put in a rocket and the other kept on the ground as part of a study on the effects…
Big Bang breakthrough
American scientists operating a $23 million telescope in Antarctica have announced the discovery of what could be described…
Big Bang birth breakthrough
Scientists have detected the enigmatic ripples in deep space that were triggered by the rapid expansion of the Universe…
The end is nigh, says Nasa
Modern civilisation is heading for collapse within a matter of decades, according to a scientific study funded by Nasa.
Scientists to use giant lasers to blast away space debris
Scientists in Australia say they have begun work on a project that will see lasers fired from Earth to blast away the thousands…
Big asteroid passes close to Earth
An asteroid the size of a football field was due to fly close to Earth this morning. So how often does that happen (you…
Spacesuit's repeat leak
An American-made spacesuit that leaked water into a helmet and threatened to drown a European astronaut had malfunctioned…
Space
One step closer to Earth 2.0
The Earth's galaxy is looking far more crowded and hospitable. Nasa on Wednesday confirmed a bonanza…
Rocket travel almost ready - Branson
British billionaire Richard Branson said his Virgin Galactic venture is on track to carry its first fare-paying passenger…
Brilliant Venus tricks eye with special glow
Scientists have finally come up with an explanation for a visual illusion that was first identified in the 16th century…
What's life like on the red planet?
If your body was laid bare to the alien environment of Mars, the vacuum of space would boil every fluid in it, then freeze-dry…
Ants board the International Space Station
A colony of ants have set up home in the International Space Station as part of an experiment to see…
Mars rock discovery mystery
A mysterious rock which appeared in front of the Opportunity rover is “like nothing we’ve ever seen before”, according to…
Space mission like landing a fly on a bullet
It has been "sleeping" quietly in space for more than two and a half years.
High-flying astronaut's Marlborough wish
World-famous astronaut Chris Hadfield says the place on earth he would most like to visit after his space odyssey is Marlborough…
Sun flips upside down
The sun has fully "flipped upside down", with its north and south poles reversed to reach the midpoint of Solar Cycle 24…
The hot topics of 2014
Space Archives
Observer writers look at hot topics for next year, from surveillance to missions to map out the galaxy…
Air and Space Transport
Spectacular view of lunar eclipse
More Air and Space Transport
Above us, our nearest, potentially habitable planet is being explored by three spacecraft in its orbit…
Science
Kiwis push quantum frontiers
Two University of Otago physics students have pushed the frontiers of quantum technology by helping develop laser-operated…
Related Links
- NASA
- 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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