Virgo
noun
Vir·go
ˈvər-(ˌ)gō 
ˈvir-
ˈvir-
1
: a zodiacal constellation on the celestial equator that lies due south of the handle of the Big Dipper and is pictured as a woman holding a spike of grain
2
a
: the sixth sign of the zodiac in astrology see Signs of the Zodiac Table
b
: one born under the sign of Virgo
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Read the full Leo Daily Horoscope Virgo (August 23 - September 22)
Grappling with anxiety?
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USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
By Meghan Rose Virgo This eclipse delves deep into your psyche, Virgo, urging you to confront and heal from financial or emotional entanglements.
—Glamour, 8 Apr. 2024
Johnson earned a 2023 Canadian Screen Award for his co-starring role in Clement Virgo’s Brother and will also appear in Netflix’s upcoming Western drama The Abandons.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024
The first image of a black hole was released in 2019, when the Event Horizon Telescope project shared an image of the black hole at the center of galaxy Messier 87 (M87), some 55 million light years from Earth in the Virgo galaxy cluster.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
Read the full Leo Daily Horoscope Virgo (August 23 - September 22)
Planning a sudden trip?
—USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
According to Benson, this trademark practicality and attention to detail extends beyond the Virgo personality and into their homes.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2024
Magnetic Fields The new image—published today in The Astrophysical Journal Letters—shows a magnetic field structure very similar to that of the black hole at the center of the M87 galaxy, a supergiant elliptical galaxy around 54 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The fields have a similar structure to those around the black hole at the center of Messier 87, a massive elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
By Meghan Rose Virgo This eclipse delves deep into your psyche, Virgo, urging you to confront and heal from financial or emotional entanglements.
—Glamour, 8 Apr. 2024
Johnson earned a 2023 Canadian Screen Award for his co-starring role in Clement Virgo’s Brother and will also appear in Netflix’s upcoming Western drama The Abandons.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024
The first image of a black hole was released in 2019, when the Event Horizon Telescope project shared an image of the black hole at the center of galaxy Messier 87 (M87), some 55 million light years from Earth in the Virgo galaxy cluster.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
Read the full Leo Daily Horoscope Virgo (August 23 - September 22)
Planning a sudden trip?
—USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
According to Benson, this trademark practicality and attention to detail extends beyond the Virgo personality and into their homes.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2024
Magnetic Fields The new image—published today in The Astrophysical Journal Letters—shows a magnetic field structure very similar to that of the black hole at the center of the M87 galaxy, a supergiant elliptical galaxy around 54 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The fields have a similar structure to those around the black hole at the center of Messier 87, a massive elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Virgo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Virgo. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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