XMM-Newton
Also known as X-ray Multi-Mirror Newton, High Throughput X-ray Spectroscopy Mission, XMM
280px|thumb|right|Animation of XMM-Newton trajectory around Earth XMM-Newton, also known as the High Throughput X-ray Spectroscopy Mission and the X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission, is an X-ray space observatory launched by the European Space Agency in December 1999 on an Ariane 5 rocket. It is the second cornerstone mission of ESA's Horizon 2000 programme. Named after physicist and astronomer Sir Isaac Newton, the spacecraft is tasked with investigating interstellar X-ray sources, performing narrow- and broad-range spectroscopy, and performing the first simultaneous imaging of objects in both X-ray
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- XMM-Newton
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- High Throughput X-ray Spectroscopy Mission X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission
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- Artist's impression of the XMM-Newton spacecraft
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- X-ray astronomy
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- European Space Agency
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- 1999-066A
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- 25989
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- http://sci.esa.int/xmm-newton/ http://xmm.esac.esa.int/
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Article · Nederlands
XMM-Newton (X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission - Newton) is een satelliet van de Europese Ruimtevaartorganisatie (ESA) voor röntgenastronomie die is vernoemd naar Isaac Newton. Op 1 mei 2009 was de satelliet bezig met zijn 1720ste omwenteling om de aarde en waren er 2082 wetenschappelijke artikelen over de waarnemingen gepubliceerd.
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