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'Most Visible Eclipse For US In 100 Years:' PA City Ranked Among Best Places For Viewing 'Most Visible Eclipse For US In 100 Years:' PA City Ranked Among Best Places For Viewing
'Most Visible Eclipse For US In 100 Years:' PA City Ranked Among Best Places For Viewing In just over a month, what's being called the astronomy event of the decade will occur when a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. And one Pennsylvania city has been named among the top 20 best places in the U.S. for viewing. A total solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between the sun and earth, completely blocking the face of the sun and the sky will darken as if it were dawn or dusk. Many are planning road trips to places where the best viewing conditions are expected for what space.com says will be "the l…

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First-Ever 'Vampire Virus' Discovered In US: Here's What It Is First-Ever 'Vampire Virus' Discovered In US: Here's What It Is
First-Ever 'Vampire Virus' Discovered In US: Here's What It Is A so-called "Vampire Virus" that latches onto and expands into other viruses has been identified in the United States for the first time. The discovery came from a student project led by professor Tagide deCarvalho at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County which is outlined in the Journal of the International Society for Microbial Ecology. The so-called MiniFlayer "viral hitchhiker" was found about 30 miles northwest of Washington, DC in a soil sample in Poolesville, Maryland after a virus satellite they named MindFlayer was detected in 2019. "No one had ever seen one virus latch…

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