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Alexander McNamara

Science news this week: A virus' virus and Euclid's magnificent first photo

Science news this week includes a virus that attached itself to another virus and the first images from ESA's dark universe detective Euclid.

This week in science news, we discovered a virus that attached itself to another virus, saw the Euclid space telescope's magnificent first photos and learned of more orca attacks on boats. 

It's the season for viruses going around, but apparently viruses themselves also have to worry about catching something. In a world first, scientists have observed one virus latching onto another. The unusual interaction was captured in astonishing detail using a microscope that fires beams of electrons at its samples.

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