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The Week in Detail: Cluster bombs, Whakaari, and Fukushima waste
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Week in Detail: Cluster bombs, Whakaari, and Fukushima waste
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
AudioIs Matariki the world's oldest story?
We call this star cluster Matariki – but the Seven Sisters myth is told all over the world, in startlingly similar fashion. Could it be our oldest story? Audio
Is Matariki the world's oldest story?
We call this star cluster Matariki – but the Seven Sisters myth is told all over the world, in startlingly similar fashion. Could it be our oldest story?
AudioWe’re all made of stardust - astrophysicist Jan Eldridge
By looking to the stars we can understand where we came from and how we came to be. Dr Jan Eldridge explains how the different death throes of stars create what's needed for life. Audio
Earendel: the most distant star ever captured
The most distant single star ever seen has been captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. It's been nicknamed Earendel, from the Old English word meaning "morning star" or "rising light." The light from… Audio
Dr Becky Smethurst: Black Hole gazing
Dr Becky Smethurst: Black Hole gazing We all know what a black hole is don't we? They suck everything in and there's no light or time in the middle. At least that's how they work in films. Our guest… Audio
How some asteroids can sneak up on us
Researchers from the University of Hawai'i have looked into how asteroids can sneak up on us without detection. The study was undertaken by astronomer Dr Richard Wainscoat, who joins the show to… Audio
Kayla Johnson returns to the Stars
The former Silver Ferns defender Kayla Johnson will return to the Stars for next year's ANZ netball Premiership.
Steel book play-off spot, Stars eliminated
The Southern Steel have booked their place in the ANZ netball Premiership play-offs and eliminated the Stars with a 46-45 win in Auckland.
Early Māori astronomers predicted year ahead by stars of Matariki
By this time next year we would have already celebrated our very first Matariki holiday in New Zealand. Stardome astronomy educator and astro-photographer Josh Kirkley joins the show to discuss the… Audio
The Billion Stars Project
We talk to Samoan weaving artist Maryann Talia Pau about The Billion Stars project, an art installation at Silo Park as part of Auckland's Matariki Festival. Audio
The incredible master navigators of Pacific voyaging
New Zealand author Jeff Evans' latest book, Reawakened: Traditional navigators of Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa tells the stories of 10 master navigators who are leading figures in the renaissance of Pacific… Audio
Stars shine against Pulse
Stung by last week's upset loss to the Mystics, the Northern Stars have rebounded with a hard-fought 55-53 national netball premiership win over the Central Pulse in Auckland.
Scientists sense they are getting closer to discovering aliens
Astronomer Seth Shostak made a daring bet in his 2012 TED Talk: We'll find extraterrestrial life by 2036 or he'll buy you a cup of coffee. Nine years on, Shostak remains convinced that it's a matter… Audio
Northwest Passage: 'Just tell me I'm not going to die'
Yachting journalist Rebecca Hayter's book Wild Seas to Greenland details her attempt on the treacherous Northwest Passage with former ocean racing skipper Ross Field. She joins the show to discuss the… Audio
The strange effects the moon could be having on our health
The idea that the lunar cycle can influence our behaviour and wellbeing dates back thousands of years. In her new book, The Human Cosmos, science writer Jo Marchant re-examines the effects that the… Audio
Stars deliver gritty win, Tactix edge Mystics
The Northern Stars have won back-to-back netball premiership matches within 24 hours with a 45-43 win over the Magic in Auckland, while the Tactix recorded a 41-40 win over the Mystics.
Stars too accurate for injury-hit Steel
The Northern Stars have proven too strong for an injury-hit Southern Steel outfit, easing out to a 48-39 national netball premiership win in Auckland.
Steel secure see-saw win
The Southern Steel have clung on to win a see-saw match 49-47 in their national netball premiership clash with the Northern Stars in Auckland today.
