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Dr. Victoria Grinberg (vicgrinberg@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Dec-2024 01:37:38 JST Dr. Victoria Grinberg

Happy birthday #ESA #XMM-Newton!
I just love the breadth of science that an observatory can achieve: from understanding Jupiter's aurora to what happens very close to black holes or inside neutron stars.
And I also love than when building a space mission with a nominal lifetime of 4 years & then successfully operate it for 25+, with it still delivering cutting edge science as if it weren't a grandparent of a mission!
▶️ https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/XMM-Newton/XMM-Newton_celebrates_25_years_of_breakthroughs
#XraysAreTheBestRays #astrodon #xmmnewton
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1. Infographic titled "XMM-Newton celebrates 25 years in space" showing the spacecraft on a background of a space image + the number 25. Around it several numbers for the mission are listed: 1 million detection o X-ray sources, 1.5 billion kilometers travelled, 8000+ papers, 15000 scientists, 530 PhD theses, 16800 observations in public archives, etc.
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  XMM-Newton celebrates 25 years of breakthroughs
  
  Today, ESA’s powerful X-ray observatory, XMM-Newton, celebrates 25 years in space. From planets to black holes, the space telescope has delivered many ground-breaking observations of a variety of celestial objects. And the mission is still going strong as recent results testify. We take a look at five fascinating discoveries from the last five years.

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