Matt Balkham from Wellington Astronomical Society said although the comet was getting fainter and further away, it may actually be a better time to photograph it.
New Zealand
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Comet C/2025 R3 PanSTARRS is currently visible from New Zealand and is expected to remain in view for around another week before fading.
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Politics
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Carterton Mayor Steve Cretney said he saw about five or six "unusually behaved" lights in the distance towards South Wairarapa.
Tue, Apr 28
Considered the driest place on Earth, the Atacama Desert darkness is also one of the clearest windows to the universe.
World
Mon, Apr 27
The light shot across the Otago sky on Friday night, shortly after a rocket launch in China, an astronomer says.
Sat, Apr 25
Jack Hathaway fielded questions from excited students ranging from exercise routines and science to the scariest thing to have happened in space.
Wed, Apr 22
It was a triumphant homecoming for the crew of four whose record-breaking lunar flyby revealed not only swaths of the moon’s far side — never seen before by human eyes — but a total solar eclipse.
Sat, Apr 11
Astronauts have released breath-taking images from their historic lunar flyby as New Zealand steps up its role in the next phase of space exploration.
Environment
Wed, Apr 8
This morning, NASA released striking new photos taken by the US-Canadian crew during their historic lunar flyaround.
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Crime and Justice
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Tue, Apr 7
Kiwis from across the region sent photos to 1News, showing the celestial phenomenon in all its glory.
Sun, Mar 15
Keen amateur astronomers will only have about an hour to view the natural phenomenon tonight.
Tue, Mar 10
Night owls in New Zealand headed out overnight to try and catch a glimpse of the total lunar eclipse - also known as a blood moon.
Wed, Mar 4
Stardome astronomer Josh Aoraki says this one is extra special as Kiwis will get to witness it in its entirety.
Tue, Mar 3
The council passed new lighting rules in 2024, which led to the district obtaining international dark sky sanctuary status that September.
Wed, Feb 18
The vivid meteor lit up skies from Wellington to Nelson, with dashcams capturing the moment it streaked overhead just before midnight.
Sat, Jan 31
Stargazers captured vivid pinks, greens and purples overnight as an S4 solar radiation storm delivered an auroral display.
Wed, Jan 21
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Wed, Jan 7
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Life
Fri, Jan 2
The Geminids meteor shower is the real deal: far and away the best of the year.
December 14, 2025
Christchurch photographer Tom Rae said witnessing the astronomical phenomenon event was "one of the most incredible things that I've ever seen in my life".
November 4, 2025
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October 15, 2025
The eclipse began before sunrise and reached its peak around 7am.
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