XMM-Newton Anniversary Products
Scientists reflect on XMM-Newton’s 20th anniversary. The mission, led by ESA (European Space Agency), has dramatically improved our understanding of the cosmos thanks to detailed X-ray observations. NASA funded two of its three instruments, including the Optical/UV Monitor Telescope, which made XMM-Newton one of the first multiwavelength observatories in space.
Music: "Passionate Research" and "Wondrous Planet" both from Universal Production Music
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.
Complete transcript available.
Explore the scientific impact of ESA's (the European Space Agency's) XMM-Newton observatory for its 20th anniversary in space, as told by Ph.D. scientists whose work the mission enabled. XMM-Newton carries three X-ray telescopes with an unprecedentedly large collecting area, and an optical monitor — the first flown on an X-ray observatory. XMM-Newton’s telescopes and its ability to make long uninterrupted exposures provide highly sensitive observations of many targets, including active galaxies powered by supermassive black holes, star formation in galaxies, and X-ray flares from stars in our own Milky Way galaxy.
Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Music: "Fast Motion" and "Drive to Succeed" both from Killer Tracks
Watch this video on the NASA.gov Video YouTube channel.
Complete transcript available.
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Credits
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. However, individual items should be credited as indicated above.
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Producer
- Scott Wiessinger (USRA)
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Scientist
- Kim Weaver (NASA/GSFC)
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Science writers
- Francis Reddy (University of Maryland College Park)
- Jeanette Kazmierczak (University of Maryland College Park)
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Videographers
- Rob Andreoli (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
- John Caldwell (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
Release date
This page was originally published on Monday, June 24, 2019.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:45 PM EDT.