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XMM ‐Newton: Status and scientific perspective
Author(s) -
Schartel N.,
Jansen F.,
Ward M. J.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
astronomische nachrichten
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-3994
pISSN - 0004-6337
DOI - 10.1002/asna.201713355
Subject(s) - physics , cosmology , perspective (graphical) , astronomy , range (aeronautics) , space (punctuation) , astrophysics , computer science , aerospace engineering , artificial intelligence , engineering , operating system
Over the last 50 years, X‐ray astronomy has become firmly established as an essential window on the universe. We review some selected scientific highlights based on observations made with XMM ‐Newton during the most recent few years of its 16‐year operation. These range from studies of objects in our solar system to topics in cosmology. Now, as the XMM ‐Newton mission moves toward its second decade, we look forward and describe some new areas that are likely to produce exciting advances. Future programs will no doubt be a blend of pursuing current productive themes and original ground‐breaking projects, either as stand‐alone X‐ray observations or in conjunctions with new major ground‐ and space‐based facilities.