New Words
quest
n. search

extraterrestrial
a. (coming from) outside the earth

ponder
v. think about slowly and carefully

muse
v. think deeply, forgetting about the world around one

contemplate
v. look at or think about intently; have in mind as a possibility or plan

exotic
a. not native; fascinating because strange or different 外国的；异国情调的

biology
n. the scientific study of living things; animal and plant life, as of a given area 生物学；一个地区的生物

cosmic
a. of the universe, esp. the heavens as distinguished from the earth 宇宙的

exquisite
a. extremely beautiful or pleasant, esp. in a delicate or refined way

acceptable
a. good enough; satisfactory

extraordinary
a. very remarkable; exceptional

unimaginably
a. in an unimaginable manner; inconceivably

astronomy
n. the scientific study of the stars, planets, and other natural objects in space 天文学

array
n. collection; an impressive display of numerous persons or objects 列阵

detector
n. an instrument for discovering the presence of sth.

dedicated
vt. devoted

dedicate
vt. set apart for a special use or purpose

operationally
ad. in respect to operation

operational
a.

galaxy
n. any of the large groups of stars which make up the universe 星系

the Milky Way Galaxy
银河系

assign
vt. fix; decide on

quantity
n. an amount or number

abundance
n. a great quantity; plenty