7/26/2003:

Intermediate Word:  lambent - (a) bent upon escaping  (b) luminous  (c) made of lamb's wool  (d) buoyant
Difficult Word: - campanulate - (a) spread out  (b) burr-like  (c) jerry-rigged  (d) bell-shaped

Discovery Of Quadruply Lensed Quasar With Einstein Ring - SpaceDaily  Left:  Deconvolution image sharpening allows a better view of the four star-like components (the four images of the same distant quasar), the Einstein ring (the elongated image of the quasar's host galaxy) and the lensing galaxy (the central bright diffuse image). More images   Distant galaxies and galaxy clusters may thereby act as "natural telescopes" which allow us to observe more distant objects that would otherwise have been too faint to be detected with currently available astronomical telescopes. Its rare characteristics (e.g., brightness, presence of a ring-shaped image, small redshift, X-ray and radio emission, visible lens, ...) will now enable the astronomers to study the properties of the lensing galaxy. These studies will use new observations which are currently being obtained with the VLT at Paranal, with the VLA radio interferometer in New Mexico and with the Hubble Space Telescope.

Galactic Maps Reveals Dark Matter's Impact Vast Cosmic Structures - SpaceDaily  Left:  Using the powerful trick of gravitational lensing, a European and American team of astronomers have constructed an extensive 'mass map' of one of the most massive structures in our Universe. They believe that it will lead to a better understanding of how such systems assembled and the key role of dark matter.  Using the powerful trick of gravitational lensing, a European and American team of astronomers have constructed an extensive 'mass map' of one of the most massive structures in our Universe. They believe that it will lead to a better understanding of how such systems assembled and the key role of dark matter.

Lockheed Martin Teams With Northrop Grumman For Unmanned Fighter - SpaceDaily  Northrop Grumman's Integrated Systems sector has announced the addition of Lockheed Martin to its joint unmanned combat air system (J-UCAS) team. The two companies will work together to design, develop and produce an unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) system that can satisfy the operational requirements of both the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force. The new UAVs will demonstrate the technical and operational feasibility of using a UAV system to conduct surveillance, strike and suppression of enemy air defenses missions from an aircraft carrier. The UAVs will also address Air Force objectives.

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