XMM-Newton
Looking deep into the hot and violent Universe
The mission
XMM-Newton is detecting X-ray sources and helping to solve many cosmic mysteries of the violent Universe, from what happens in and around black holes to the formation of galaxies in the early Universe.
The launch
- Launch: 10 December 1999
- Launch location: Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana
- Launch vehicle: Ariane 5
- Orbit: highly elliptical around Earth
- 3 instruments
- 3800 kg mass
- 120 m2 mirror surface area
Latest
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ImageScience & Exploration
The dynamic behaviour of a black hole corona
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ImageScience & Exploration
XMM-Newton captured dust rings from gamma-ray burst 221009A
