Physics and Astronomy News Archive: November 2005

Image: Quantum chaos demonstrated during atom ionisation for the first time

Quantum chaos demonstrated during atom ionisation for the first time

Source: Max-Planck Soc.   Posted: 11/9/05

Max Planck researchers in Garching/Germany demonstrate quantum chaos during atom ionisation for the first time.
Image: Venus Express en route to probe the planet's hidden mysteries

Venus Express en route to probe the planet's hidden mysteries

Source: ESA   Posted: 11/9/05

The European spacecraft Venus Express has been successfully placed into a trajectory that will take it on its journey from Earth towards its destination of the planet Venus, which it will reach next April.
Image: Speeding Star Observed with VLT Hints at Massive Black Hole

Speeding Star Observed with VLT Hints at Massive Black Hole

Source: ESO   Posted: 11/9/05

Using ESO's Very Large Telescope, astronomers have recorded a massive star moving at more than 2.6 million kilometres per hour. Stars are not born with such large velocities.
Image: Scientists See Light That May Be From First Objects in Universe

Scientists See Light That May Be From First Objects in Universe

Source: NASA   Posted: 11/9/05

Scientists using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope say they have detected light that may be from the earliest objects in the universe. If confirmed, the observation provides a glimpse of an era more than 13 billion years ago.