Rocket Lab, the Auckland-based aerospace company, unveiled its latest innovation at the US Space Symposium this week: a 3D-printed, battery-powered rocket engine. Rocket Lab […]
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Evidence of liquid water on Mars – Expert reaction
Scientists have found evidence that liquid water is currently present on Mars – but does this mean that there might […]
Continue readingAurora Australis lights up the skies
A magnificent light display – known as the Southern Lights or Aurora Australis – was visible even as far north […]
Continue readingNZ Company reveals low cost rockets
New Zealand based company Rocket Lab has unveiled its low cost rocket, Electron, which they claim will revolutionise the commercial […]
Continue readingBreast cancer and astronauts – Michelle Dickinson
Dr Michelle Dickinson, a Senior Lecturer at Auckland University’s Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, spoke to TV3’s Firstline this morning […]
Continue readingHow many other ‘Earths’ are out there?
New Zealand researchers are proposing a new method for identifying and recording Earth-like planets orbiting distant stars, anticipating there could […]
Continue readingExperts on meteor strike in Russia
UK SMC: Residents of the Russian city of Chelyabinsk are recovering after a meteor broke up over the city causing […]
Continue readingNZ involved in first commercial space flight
Kiwi space scientists are playing a key role in the fist commercial space mission. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was […]
Continue readingSolar storm – experts respond
Two solar flares that occurred on the sun on 7 March have caused a large cloud of charged particles (a […]
Continue readingAll eyes on the sky for satellite re-entry
Our friends at the Australian Science Media Centre have collected useful background, resources and commentary ahead of the re-entry: NASA’s […]
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