Spacecraft Osiris-Rex hooked up last week with asteroid Bennu and will come perilously close to Earth's orbit in about 150 years.
The space ship was loaded with 2,540 kgs of food and other supplies, including research gear.
The Mackenzie Country has one of the best night skies in the world.
UFO sightings should be taken more seriously, said Silvano P. Colombano.
It will go into orbit around the asteroid, which is just 487m across, around New Year.
Nerves had been frayed as scientists waited to see if they could defy the 40 per cent success rate.
With only hours to go until the attempt, "Mars mania" is taking off. But Earth's success rate at Mars is 40 per cent.
Conspiracies over the American moon missions are common in Russia
The rocket blasted off at 4.50pm, soon after a new launch window period opened.
NASA's Orion space programme plans to take humans into deep space in 2023.
If successful, the recognition will provide the island's tourism industry with a welcome winter boost.
The "artificial moon" would illuminate an area of 80km, with a dusk-like glow that could replace streetlights.
It's hoped the factory will soon build a new Electron rocket every week.
Shatner opened Rocket Lab's new factory with Jacinda Ardern today.
The new 7500 square metre factory is located in Mount Wellington.
It’ll be the first commercial radar in the world able to detect smaller junk of around 2cm, Leo Labs says.
They will also give the space tourist's reason why they volunteered for the historic trip.
Weatherman Dan Corbett and Stardome Educator Josh Kirkley give their opposing view.
Many have reported hearing and seeing what’s believed to be a meteor last evening.
The phenomena is the same thing as the northern variant - Aurora Borealis - and is often seen in the south.
The agreement is accompanied by a new scholarship.
Rocket Lab had to call off planned launches earlier in the year due to technical issues.
Sir Patrick, 78, was renowned for his role the Star Trek: The Next Generation, and has not played a part in a Star Trek production since 2002's 'Star Trek: Nemesis'.
The crews will travel to the International Space Station aboard two commercial spacecraft that Boeing and SpaceX plan to send into the stratosphere sometime during the coming year.
Chris Porteners sent the beautiful images to 1 NEWS, saying they were taken this morning from Nelson's Boulder Bank.
The moon will appear red in the morning sky in the rare celestial event called selenelion.
The celestial event occurs when the moon is in Earth's shadow but can still be seen.
A lake of salty water appears to be buried deep in the red planet.
Both the sun and moon will be visible at the same time several minutes after 8am on Saturday.
Sian Cleaver was spreading the word at the NZ Science Festival in Dunedin.
