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XMM-Newton

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The XMM-Newton spacecraft is the biggest science satellite ever built in Europe. Its telescope mirrors are the most powerful ever developed in the world, and with its sensitive detectors, it will see much more than any previous X-ray satellite.

  • ESA 2001. Illustration by Medialab
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Testing of the XMM-Newton lower module mass properties at ESA/ESTEC
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Testing of the XMM-Newton lower module mass properti…

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Artist's impression of XMM-Newton
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Artist's impression of XMM-Newton

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XMM-Newton
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XMM-Newton

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X-ray telescopes on ESA's XMM-Newton
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X-ray telescopes on ESA's XMM-Newton

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Reflecting on XMM-Newton

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