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




