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XMM-Newton is (over) 20 years old!

In October 2019, we celebrated the milestone anniversary of XMM-Newton (XMM), which was launched 1999 December 10 from Kourou, French Guiana. The agenda and presentations have been posted online. Worldwide interest in the mission remains high, while continued improvements in observation flexibility, software, and calibration provide steady support for guest observers:

  • XMM data have been used in over 5,900 refereed papers.
  • Recent science highlights include: studies of the missing baryons in the Universe, the X-ray chimney connecting the galactic center to the Fermi bubbles, detecting relativistic reverberation and QPOs in tidal disruption events, and discovering a new ULX pulsar class.
  • XMM's source catalogs are growing in value as deeper, wide-field multiwavelength surveys become available.
  • Large serendipitous and slew catalogs are increasingly robust.
  • More than 5,000 scientists have used XMM.
  • XMM has detected over a half million X-ray sources.

Anniversary Video: Scientists who received their PhDs using XMM-Newton discuss X-ray astronomy, their inspiration, and ways that XMM-Newton has impacted their careers.

Latest News - Rev. 3731
  • XMM-Newton AO-23 Results Released (11 Dec 2023)
    The list of XMM-Newton observing proposals accepted by the AO-23 Observing Time Allocation Committee is now available.
  • XMM-OM SERENDIPITOUS ULTRAVIOLET SOURCE SURVEY CATALOGUE: SUSS6.1 (26 Oct 2023)
    6th release of the XMM OM Serendipitous Source Catalogue
  • XMM-Newton Serendipitous Source Catalogue: 4XMM-DR13 Released (12 Jun 2023)
    13th release of the 4XMM Serendipitous Source Catalogue
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