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On this day in space! Feb. 23, 1990: Pioneer 11 heads out of the solar system
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On Feb. 23, 1990, NASA's Pioneer 11 spacecraft left the solar system!

Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?
By Tariq Malik, Josh Dinner last updated
Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.

Astronomers discover misshapen galaxy is a cosmic predator that bears 'scars' from its last meal (photo)
By Samantha Mathewson published
Images from the Very Large Telescope suggest that a galaxy called NGC 3640 has a history of absorbing smaller galaxies.

Swimming robots, fusion satellites and more! New NASA-funded studies could someday 'change the possible'
By Andrew Jones published
NASA has awarded funds to 15 trailblazing concepts for space technology that could help us explore and inhabit the solar system.

SpaceX launches 22 Starlink internet satellites from California
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
SpaceX launched another set of its Starlink internet satellites from southern California on Saturday evening (Feb 22).

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 149 — SpaceX, Moon Missions, and Killer Asteroids?
By Space.com Staff published
On Episode 149 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss a potentially hazardous asteroid, SpaceX's plans in the Bahamas, and the debate surrounding the International Space Station.

Astronomers discover 'Quipu,' the single largest structure in the known universe
By Stephanie Pappas published
Newly discovered Quipu, a superstructure in which galaxies group together in clusters and clusters of clusters, is the largest known structure in the universe in terms of length, scientists claim.

20 years of satellite data reveal 'staggering' levels of glaciers melting, sea levels rising
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
"Every centimeter of sea level rise exposes another 2 million people to annual flooding somewhere on our planet."
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