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Read news from the world of astronomy for the week of June 11, 2021.
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NASA’s Juno flew by Ganymede, Jupiter’s largest satellite and the biggest moon in the solar system, on June 7, 2021.

Astronomers have created the first high-resolution maps of the big, dense gas clouds that form stars within galaxies.

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Observing Highlights
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.

June features short nights in the Northern Hemisphere, so make the most of the abbreviated dark hours after sunset.

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Sky & Telescope’s annular eclipse flight chased down the “ring of fire” eclipse in the skies above Canada for breathtaking views.

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