XMM-NEWTON What's New
Latest XMM-Newton news pages at the ESA SOC.
Archive of GSFC XMM-Newton status reports.
XMM-Newton news, sorted chronologically:
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2011
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2008
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| 2012 | Event |
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| 12 | XMM-Newton AO-12 results released |
| 08 | XMM-Newton AO-12 Released. |
| 06 | XMM-Newton SAS Version 12.0.1 Released |
| 06 | XMM-Newton SAS Version 12.0.0 Released |
| 03 | XMM-Newton Trend Data Released |
| 2011 | Event |
| 12 | XMM-Newton AO-11 results released |
| 12 | Analysis scripts for users' local machines and Hera are released. |
| 08 | XMM-Newton AO-11 Released. |
| 06 | The X-ray Universe 2011 |
| 04 | XMM-Newton SAS Version 11.0.1 Released |
| 03 | XMM-Newton SAS Version 11.0 Released |
| 2010 | Event |
| 12 | XMM-Newton AO-10 results released |
| 12 | The "ABC Guide to Data Reduction with Hera, version 1.0" released |
| 08 | XMM-Newton AO-10 Released. |
| 04 | XMM-Newton SAS Version 10.0 Released |
| 04 | XSA v6.5 Released |
| 04 | An Updated (2XMMi-DR3) of the second XMM-Newton EPIC Serendipitous Source Catalog, 2XMMi-DR3 |
| 04 | Updated to the XMM-Newton Slew Survey Cataloger (Delta-4) |
| 03 | U.S. XMM-Newton Senior Review Proposal |
| 2009 | Event |
| 12 | ESA XMM-Newton AO-9 Large Projects. |
| 12 | ESA XMM-Newton AO-9 Results Released. Lists of accepted targets by proposal number and RA. |
| 08 | XMM-Newton AO-9 Released. |
| 06 | XMM-Newton SAS Version 9.0 Released. |
| 2008 | Event |
| 12 | ESA XMM-Newton AO-8 Results Released. Lists of accepted targets by proposal number and RA. |
| 08 | XMM-Newton AO-8 Released |
| 08 | XMM-Newton SSC 2XMMi Catalog Released |
| 08 | XMM-Newton XSA v5.0 Released |
| 07 | SAS V8.0 Released |
| 05 | Results of the 2008 Senior Review (pdf) |
| 05 | XMM-Newton International Users Group Presentations |
| 05 | XMM-Newton ABC Guide (v4.0) |
| 03 | U.S. XMM-Newton Senior Review Proposal |
| 03 | MAST now has links to XMM-Newton Optical Monitor data and a source catalog. |
| 02 | SAS 7.1.2 released (download through the SOC or the GSFC Mirror) |
| 2007 | Event |
| 12 | ESA XMM-Newton AO-7 Results Released. Lists of accepted targets by proposal number and RA. |
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2XMM Serendipitous Source Catalog - FITS 197M CVS 233M - U.S. Mirror |
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SAS 7.1.0 released (download through the SOC or the GSFC Mirror) |
| 2006 | Event |
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2XMM Serendipitous Source Catalog (pre-release version) - FITS 127M CVS 150M - U.S. Mirror |
| 2005 | Event |
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ESA extends XMM-Newton mission for four years |
| 11/02 | Release of SAS V6.5.0 Patch |
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Release of AO-5 Call for Science Proposals |
| 08/17 | Release of SAS V6.5.0 |
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Start of AO-4 observing cycle |
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Release of AO-4 Call for Budget Proposals |
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End of AO-3 observing cycle |
| 2004 | Event |
| 12/14 | AO-4 Results - U.S. Mirror |
| 12/10 | Five years in space for XMM-Newton |
| 11/24 | Release of SAS V6.1.0 |
| 10/08 | Due date for AO-4 Science Proposal |
| 08/30 | Release of AO-4 Call for Science Proposals |
| 03/23 | Release of SAS V6.0.0 |
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Start of AO-3 observing cycle |
| 2003 | Event |
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XMM-Newton Image Gallery |
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End of AO-2 observing cycle |
| 12/22 | AO-3 budget notifications |
| 09/26 | Deadline for AO-3 budget proposals |
| 08/15 | AO-3 Budget AO Released |
| 07/03 | AO-3 Results - U.S. Mirror |
| 04/07 | 1XMM Serendipitous Source Catalog - FITS 27M - U.S. Mirror |
| 03/25 | RGS Background files available (Calibration Portal) |
| 03/17 | AO-3 Call for Proposals (Deadline 30 April, 2003) |
| 01/30 | SAS 5.4.1 Broken on RH7.2 |
| 01/21 | SAS V5.4.1 Released |
| 2002 | Event |
| 11/08 | First Results from Instrument Cooling |
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Dates for AO-3 Proposals Set |
| 08/26 | Call for XMM-Newton AO-2 Budget Proposals |
| 07/26 | XMM-Newton AO-2 Results |
| 07/18 | Results of the XMM-Newton GO Questionnaire |
| 07/07 | SAS V5.3.3 Released |
| 05/07 | U.S. XMM-Newton Senior Review Proposal |
| 04/15 | XMM-Newton Archive Open |
| 04/15 | SAS 5.3.0 released |
| 02/06 | XMM-Newton Observations of SN 2002ap |
| 01/31 | New PV Data Released |
| 2001 | Event |
| 12/07 | SAS Results Presented at the ESTEC 2001 Conference |
| 12/07 | Calibration Results Presented at the ESTEC 2001 Conference |
| 10/08 | New SV Data Released |
| 09/20 | SAS v5.2 Released |
| 08/31 | XMM-Newton AO-2 Announced |
| 07/03 | XMM-Newton Observation Status Log |
| 2000 | Event |
| 12/07 | Launch anniversary press conference at ESA HQ, Paris |
| 12/07 | XMM-Newton A&A Special Issue, the preprints |
| 12/05 | SAS 5.0 Release at Vilspa |
| 10/03 | Learning Center open |
| 10/17 | Senior Review Report |
| 06/01 | Routine Science Operations start |
| 03/13 | NASA AO-1 Stage 2 budget proposals due |
| 03/03 | Calibration and Performance Verification Phase start |
| 02/09 | First light press conference |
| 02/04 | Release of NASA AO-1 Stage 2 budget proposal request |
| 02/02 | Approximate RGS first light |
| 01/22 | Approximate EPIC first light (last instrument, PN) |
| 01/16 | Approximate EPIC first light (first instrument, MOS) |
| 01/05 | Approximate OM first light |
| 01/16 | Instrument Commissioning Phase start |
| 1999 | Event |
| 12/10 | XMM-Newton launch (14:32 GMT, 09:32 EST) |
| 11/30 | Release of AO-1 results |
| 04/17 | 0:00 UT, Deadline for AO-1 |
| 01/19 | Release of XRPS software for proposal submission |
| 01/19 | Release of AO-1 |
| 01/18 | Release of the XMM-Newton Users' Handbook, v1.1 |
| 1998 | Event |
| 09/30 | First XMM-Newton Workshop at ESTEC |
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