XMM-Newton

X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission Newton

active Mission

ESA's (European Space Agency) XMM-Newton is a space observatory whose X-ray and optical/ultraviolet telescopes study a wide variety of objects, from distant galaxy clusters to solar system planets. NASA supports the U.S. scientific community’s use of XMM-Newton and provided funding for elements of the instrument package.

Type

Space observatory

Launch

Dec. 10, 1999

Wavelength

Multiwavelength

Status

Extended mission
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