Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and the New Zealand Space Agency

Dr Sarah Kessans is a scientist with big dreams and the skills to make them happen. Sarah is a biochemist ...

In this activity, students make a physical model of the satellite shown in the Build a satellite interactive. Making a ...

Do you think that the space industry is limited to astronauts and billionaires? If so, you need to think again! ...

Aotearoa New Zealand has a developing space industry that employs people from around the motu. Our space industry encompasses:

Remote sensing is the use of sensors to extend our human senses in observing and recording objects or events that ...

Satellite images are an excellent way to support and practise the science capabilities ‘Gather and interpret data’ and ‘Interpret representations’. ...

In te ao Māori, space has a complex and extensive whakapapa. The narratives differ from iwi to iwi but follow ...

Tātai arorangi, Māori astronomical knowledge, is fundamental to te ao Māori. It forms a significant pillar of whakapapa stretching back ...

In the 20th century, most people would have considered being an astronaut the number one job related to space. Now, ...

When you look across a lake, what colour do you expect to see? The common answer is usually blue – ...

MethaneSAT is Aotearoa New Zealand’s first government-funded space mission. It is a joint American-New Zealand collaboration to detect methane emissions. ...

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to work in the space sector? It goes way beyond astronauts ...

In order to reduce methane emissions, we need to know where they come from. Methane, like other greenhouse gases, is ...

International fishing involves some really big numbers. There are an estimated 4.6 million fishing vessels in the world. Most of ...

Toroa/northern royal albatross spend about 85% of their time on the Southern Ocean – only living on land to nest ...

Space and aerospace projects can have positive impacts on Aotearoa New Zealand that you might not expect. For instance, our ...

Methane comprises just 0.00018% of the Earth’s atmosphere – so why are we concerned about it?

Aotearoa New Zealand’s remote location and unique geography have made its residents innovative by necessity. From inventing pōhā to preserve ...

Space debris is leftover rocket parts and non-functional satellites and any other machinery or debris left by humans. Humans have ...

Adventure movies make it seem like satellites can see everything from space, but is this fact or fiction?

In the 20th century, most people would have considered being an astronaut the number one job related to space. Now, ...

Rocket Lab launched New Zealand’s first rocket designed to reach space in 2009. Their goal in launching the rocket, was ...

Research and development (R&D) is considered by our government to be a key driver in our country’s growth. So who ...