Read news from the world of astronomy for the week of June 11, 2021.
This week, NASA's Juno flew past Ganymede. Plus, astronomers have created the first high-resolution maps of the star-forming clouds inside galaxies. And we're planning ahead for the next annular solar eclipse in 2023.
Bright Venus and the thin crescent Moon form a mystic pair low in the west-northwest in twilight. The Big Dipper hangs high in the northwest after dark. The Dipper's Pointers, currently its bottom two stars, point lower right toward Polaris.
If yesterday’s solar eclipse has you wondering when the next one will cross the continent, start planning now for a stellar trip around October 14, 2023.
