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A team of astronomers has designed a plastic "starshade" to aid in space exploration. The flower-shaped shield, which is known as the New Worlds Observer and measures 50 yards (45 m) in diameter, would orbit in tandem with a trailing telescope and block light from parent stars. Astronomers believe it could be used to find Earth-like planets in other solar systems. Finding planets is generally difficult because their parent stars are about 10 times brighter.

DEFINITION: (noun) A stiff straw hat with a flat crown. SYNONYMS: boater, Panama hat, straw hat, Panama, sailor, skimmer. USAGE: He had a collection of silly hats, his favorite being a giant leghorn that he had painted purple.

Janet Leigh was "discovered" by the actress Norma Shearer, whose late husband, Irving Thalberg, had been a senior executive at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. After securing a contract with MGM, Leigh left college, where she had been studying music and psychology, and went on to appear in over 50 films. She is perhaps best known for her performance in Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film Psycho, which earned her a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination. She is the mother of what famous actress?

Gibson, a US tennis player, was the first African-American woman to compete on the world tennis tour. Though tennis had essentially been segregated, she was finally given an opportunity to play at the US Championships in 1950. Having broken the color barrier, she went on to become the first black person to win Wimbledon. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1971. In 1964, Gibson became the first African-American player in what other sports organization?

Nouvelle cuisine is a school of French cooking that seeks to bring out the natural flavors of foods and substitutes light, low-calorie sauces and stocks for the traditional heavy butter-based and cream-based preparations. Based on the style of Fernand Point, it was initially developed in France and the US in the 1970s. It is rarely practiced today, though its influence is still widely felt. What is nouvelle cuisine's approach to food service and presentation?