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
