New UFO documents were released by the Pentagon, the third since President Donald Trump directed his administration to give the public full disclosure on alien life and mysterious objects.
World
Sun, Jun 14
SpaceX's IPO market debut has made Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire.
Business
Sat, Jun 13
Musk, who is also a major shareholder and CEO of Tesla, is now worth an estimated US$1.1 trillion (NZ$1.8 trillion), according to Forbes.
Elon Musk is all about big numbers - millions, billions, even trillions - and there are plenty of them associated with SpaceX and Musk's plans to take the rocket maker public.
Fri, Jun 12
SpaceX Dragon spacecraft captured stunning time-lapse video of the southern aurora caused by a recent solar event.
Environment
Thu, Jun 11
The announcement came two months after Artemis II's record-breaking trip around the moon that surpassed the distance record of Apollo 13.
Wed, Jun 10
The two brightest planets in our sky, Venus and Jupiter will reach conjunction on the evenings of June 9-11, when they will appear just 1.5° apart.
Tue, Jun 9
The five astronauts moved into the SpaceX capsule that is docked at the station while cosmonauts worked to fix the leak, which is on the Russian side of the station.
Sat, Jun 6
"The team really did experience the loss of a loved one with the end of the mission here."
Thu, Jun 4
SpaceX plans to raise up to $75 billion when it goes public this month, putting Elon Musk on track to becoming the world's first trillionaire.
The project was led by Ngāti Rangi celestial researchers Riwaru Tihema and Rauroha Brown and designed according to traditional Ngāti Rangi narratives and astronomical knowledge.
Te Ao Māori
Sun, May 31
Aerial views following the explosion revealed heaps of crumpled structures on the ground, with just one tower and the water tank still standing.
Sat, May 30
The massive explosion during a "hotfire test" was described by Jeff Bezos’ space technology company as “an anomaly”.
Fri, May 29
The much-anticipated launch comes as China prepares for its first crewed lunar landing by 2030.
Mon, May 25
SpaceX launched its biggest, most powerful Starship yet on a test flight, an upgraded version that NASA is counting on to land astronauts on the moon.
Sat, May 23
A cascade of problems halted the countdown 30 seconds before the test flight.
Fri, May 22
The prospectus did not put a dollar figure on the amount Musk hopes to raise, but various reports have put it at US$75 billion (NZ$127.1 billion) or so.
"The people can decide for themselves, ‘WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?’ Have Fun and Enjoy!” President Donald Trump wrote on social media.
Sat, May 9
The New Zealand-founded company was well placed to benefit from the Trump administration's planned "Golden Dome", according to its chief executive Sir Peter Beck.
New Zealand
Fri, May 8
Matt Balkham from Wellington Astronomical Society said although the comet was getting fainter and further away, it may actually be a better time to photograph it.
Wed, May 6
Comet C/2025 R3 PanSTARRS is currently visible from New Zealand and is expected to remain in view for around another week before fading.
Tue, May 5
The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including rumours of crisis talks in the coalition, and why Donald Trump's talking about UFOs.
Politics
Thu, Apr 30
Carterton Mayor Steve Cretney said he saw about five or six "unusually behaved" lights in the distance towards South Wairarapa.
Tue, Apr 28
The light shot across the Otago sky on Friday night, shortly after a rocket launch in China, an astronomer says.
Sat, Apr 25
Jack Hathaway fielded questions from excited students ranging from exercise routines and science to the scariest thing to have happened in space.
Wed, Apr 22
