XMM-Newton, the most powerful X-ray observatory ever built and launched into space, marks its 10th anniversary on December 10th. XMM-Newton's observations have revolutionised the way we view the ...

With a spacecraft behaving admirably, a greatly improved efficiency in managing observations, and the extremely high-quality science data being returned, members of the XMM-Newton Science Working Team ...

XMM-Newton, ESA's X-ray observatory, continues its quest for the unknown. This month, after five years of operations, the mission saw the publication of its 1000th scientific paper, corresponding to ...

Using new data from ESA's XMM-Newton spaceborne observatory, astronomers have probed closer than ever to a supermassive black hole lying deep at the core of a distant active galaxy. Using new data ...

ESA’s XMM-Newton X-ray observatory is celebrating its 10th anniversary. During its decade of operation, this remarkable space observatory has supplied new data for every aspect of astronomy. From our ...

The XMM-Newton space observatory took off from Kourou, French Guiana one year ago this week. XMM is a space telescope that looks at the very hottest regions and most violent events in space. In its ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In 1999, the European Space Agency (ESA) launched what the agency calls "the most powerful X-ray ...

"It was the missing key to unlock the secret of the Cloverleaf's formation." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. XMM-Newton, a ...

Chen, C. M. H., Harris, D. E., Harrison, Fiona A., and Mao, Peter H. 2008. "Constraints on the average magnetic field strength of relic radio sources 0917+75 and 1401-33 from XMM-Newton observations." ...