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Virgo

[vur-goh] / ˈvɜr goʊ /


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As it travels through the Virgo Cluster, the galaxy is losing the gas it needs to form new stars.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

The Virgo Transport 8, carrying 243 passengers and crew, had lost contact with its shipping company early on Sunday after departing from Surabaya in East Java.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 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

Companies that would never hire a consultant to explain how Virgos negotiate compensation packages request workshops on how Gen Z handles feedback.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

Virgo Season Sorry Leos, your time is up, and it is now the era of perfectionist Virgos like Bey to shine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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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