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Virgo

[vur-goh] / ˈvɜr goʊ /


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M88 is currently about two million light-years from the center of the Virgo Cluster.

From Science Daily Jun. 1, 2026

On April 22, analysts at Evercore ISI wrote that Arista was poised to benefit from Google’s new Virgo Network, the networking system that underpins its AI hypercomputer and unveiled in a blog post that day.

From Barron's May 5, 2026

The signs attributed to each profile were Virgo, Leo, and Libra.

From Slate May 5, 2026

Even if they would, they’d have requests or changes, but I’m impatient and a Virgo.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 21, 2026

The Virgo cluster is already the richest collection of galaxies known, replete with spirals and ellipticals and irregulars, a jewel box in the sky.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

The Pebble Grinder, like many Virgos, is a tool — designed to dutifully break down salt and pepper to add the finishing, functional touch to a culinary work of art.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2024

“But you are really into the Virgos though. So what are you talking about?”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2023

After thanking him for the birthday gesture, Palmer proceeded to jokingly call Jackson out for his opinions about Virgos — who were born between Aug. 23 and Sept. 22.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2023

Conversations about planetary transits and memes about what Virgos may be apt to do when presented with conflict are everywhere on Instagram and Twitter.

From The Verge Oct. 4, 2019

But now there’s more room for … uh, posts about Virgos, I guess.

From The Verge Dec. 4, 2018

The weaker “Lamentatio Virginis in Depositione” by Alessandro Della Ciaia foundered a bit in its long verses, as the soprano soloist’s intonation sagged slightly, but the double-chorus of angels kept things exciting.

From Washington Post

The magnetic field of remote 78 Virginis just about proved what theorizing had already predicted: it was closely proportionate to the magnetic fields of the earth and sun.

From Time Magazine Archive

The planet around 70 Virginis is also problematic: its orbit is egg-shaped rather than circular, which suggests to some astronomers that it formed more like a star than like a planet.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was the telltale signature of the object orbiting around 70 Virginis.

From Time Magazine Archive

Within the rude square formed by Denebola, and ε, γ, and β, Virginis, the telescope reveals many wonderful nebulæ; hence this region of the sky has been called "The Field of the Nebula."

From A Field Book of the Stars by William Tyler Olcott




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