XMM-Newton spacecraft animations

  • Released Wednesday, March 19, 2025
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Flyby animation of ESA's (European Space Agency's) XMM-Newton observatory as it orbits Earth.

Credit: NASA/ESA

ESA's (European Space Agency) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission, better known as XMM-Newton, is a space observatory with X-ray and optical/ultraviolet telescopes that studies a wide variety of objects, from distant galaxy clusters to planets in our solar system. NASA supports the U.S. scientific community’s use of XMM-Newton and funded elements of its instrument package. These animations showcase the spacecraft in celebration of its 25th year of operations.

This 4K still from the above animation shows a view favoring XMM-Newton's focal plane assembly, located opposite the side of the spacecraft where light enters the telescopes.Credit: NASA/ESAImage description: Bathed in bluish light from an unseen Earth below, the XMM-Newton observatory is seen almost end on against a starry sky.

This 4K still from the above animation shows a view favoring XMM-Newton's focal plane assembly, located opposite the side of the spacecraft where light enters the telescopes.

Credit: NASA/ESA

Image description: Bathed in bluish light from an unseen Earth below, the XMM-Newton observatory is seen almost end on against a starry sky.

Turntable animation of XMM-Newton with background lighting.

Credit: NASA/ESA

As above but on alpha channel. Download only.

Credit: NASA/ESA

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This page was originally published on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.
This page was last updated on Monday, April 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM EDT.

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