We get inspired by the remarkable journey of Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, from the depths of the ocean to the vastness of space, and her visit to Wellington meeting with Women in Space and teachers at Hutt Valley High School.
Get your dustpan out and prepare your vacuum cleaners! February might be famous for Valentine’s Day but it is really all about cleaning!
Where did January get its name? The first month of the Gregorian calendar, ushers in the new year with a blend of anticipation and nostalgia. But have you ever wondered why it’s called January and what significance this month holds in various cultures around the world? Let’s journey through time and across continents to explore the origins of “January” and discover other names and customs associated with this pivotal time of year.
November is when Te Waka O Tamarereti is visible in the night sky in New Zealand. Here is how to find it.
Last thing I would have expected to find at Hamburg Planetarium was a cow in a space suit. Join Hari on a virtual visit to the planetarium in Hamburg.
Hari goes to see the planetarium in Hamburg and she finds it a most amazing experience.
Ready for the World Space Week this year? The theme is Celebrating Women in Space.
Hari and Sam have interviewed the Executive Director of the World Space Week Association, Maruška Strah.
We interviewed Mitch Schulte, Mars Exploration Program Scientist at NASA Headquarters in Washington DC and NZ Astrobiology Network’s official adviser about what it is like to work on Mars.
…space is one of the most important forces shaping the human mind” – and navigation is a way to organising this space, our environment. M.R.O’Connor
The name May comes from a star, Maia that is actually not visible in May.
It would be ironic to discover life on Venus before we found out about it on Mars but scientists insist for now that is “just phosphine”.
Watch the famous Perseid Meteor Shower online now live with Slooh. The famous shower is too low to observe properly from New Zealand and you’d have to wake up early in the morning for it.
The International Asteroid Day is observed every year on 30th of Jun. What prompted this and who is watching over us?
We get asked many times what do we see when we look through our telescopes?
Discover how to locate the Pleiades star cluster, known as Matariki in New Zealand, during June’s pre-dawn skies. This guide offers step-by-step instructions to help you spot this celestial gem, marking the Māori New Year, and provides insights into its significance and visibility during this time of year.
(And we can do something about it.)
Life needs CHNOPS, the six essential elements Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorus, and Sulphur. Curiosity found them on ancient Mars, but a new study shows Earth was born without them. Only a lucky impact with Theia made our world habitable. In contrast, Venus never stood a chance. Meet the three planetary siblings and discover why only Earth became a cradle for life.
Mars’s mantle contains ancient fragments up to 4km wide from its formation—preserved like geological fossils from the planet’s violent early history.
Cosmic rays are hitting the atmosphere constantly. One of the products of the collisions is muons, and we can detect muons on the surface of the Earth to learn about the cosmic rays.
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