Science/Tech | space.com
19 December 2018
New Zealand-founded spaceflight startup Rocket Lab has launched 13 tiny satellites on its first-ever mission for NASA, just a month after acing its first commercial flight.
All of the payloads separated from the Electron’s “kick…
Science/Tech | space.com
10 October 2018
Rocket Lab is aiming high. The California-based company, founded in New Zealand by Peter Beck, plans to make space much more accessible via its 17m Electron rocket, which can loft about 225kg of payload…
Nature | space.com
17 August 2014
Space.com has featured a stunning image of the stars; proving New Zealand is one of the best places in the world to view the night sky.
The image, by astrophotographer Amit Kamble, was taken on…
Nature | Guardian (The) | space.com
12 August 2014
New Zealand was the first country in the world to see the dramatic supermoon.
On Sunday, the full moon reached the point in its orbit that is closest to the Earth, known as perigee.
The Guardian…
Science/Tech | space.com
1 August 2003
27-year-old Wellington university drop-out, Peter Lynds, claims to have solved a philosophical paradox which has baffled thinkers for 2,500 years. The broadcasting tutor has taken on such heavyweights as the Greek philosopher Zeno and Stephen…