XMM-NEWTON What's New
Latest XMM-Newton news pages at the ESA
SOC.
Archive of GSFC XMM-Newton status
reports.
XMM-Newton news, sorted chronologically:
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
2008 | Event |
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12 | ESA XMM-Newton AO-8 Results Released. Lists of accepted targets by proposal number and RA. |
08 | XMM-Newton AO-8 Released |
08 | XMM-Newton SSC 2XMMi Catalogue Released |
08 | XMM-Newton XSA v5.0 Released |
07 | SAS V8.0 Released |
05 | Results of the 2008 Senior Review (pdf) |
05 | XMM-Newton International Users Group Presentations |
05 | XMM-Newton ABC Guide (v4.0) |
03 | U.S. XMM-Newton Senior Review Proposal |
03 | MAST now has links to XMM-Newton Optical Monitor data and a source catalog. |
02 | SAS 7.1.2 released (download through the SOC or the GSFC Mirror) |
2007 | Event |
12 | ESA XMM-Newton AO-7 Results Released. Lists of accepted targets by proposal number and RA. |
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2XMM Serendipitous Source Catalogue - FITS 197M CVS 233M - U.S. Mirror |
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SAS 7.1.0 released (download through the SOC or the GSFC Mirror) |
2006 | Event |
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2XMM Serendipitous Source Catalogue (pre-release version) - FITS 127M CVS 150M - U.S. Mirror |
2005 | Event |
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ESA extends XMM-Newton mission for four years |
11/02 | Release of SAS V6.5.0 Patch |
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Release of AO-5 Call for Science Proposals |
08/17 | Release of SAS V6.5.0 |
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Start of AO-4 observing cycle |
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Release of AO-4 Call for Budget Proposals |
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End of AO-3 observing cycle |
2004 | Event |
12/14 | AO-4 Results - U.S. Mirror |
12/10 | Five years in space for XMM-Newton |
11/24 | Release of SAS V6.1.0 |
10/08 | Due date for AO-4 Science Proposal |
08/30 | Release of AO-4 Call for Science Proposals |
03/23 | Release of SAS V6.0.0 |
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Start of AO-3 observing cycle |
2003 | Event |
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XMM-Newton Image Gallery |
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End of AO-2 observing cycle |
12/22 | AO-3 budget notifications |
09/26 | Deadline for AO-3 budget proposals |
08/15 | AO-3 Budget AO Released |
07/03 | AO-3 Results - U.S. Mirror |
04/07 | 1XMM Serendipitous Source Catalogue - FITS 27M - U.S. Mirror |
03/25 | RGS Background files available (Calibration Portal) |
03/17 | AO-3 Call for Proposals (Deadline 30 April, 2003) |
01/30 | SAS 5.4.1 Broken on RH7.2 |
01/21 | SAS V5.4.1 Released |
2002 | Event |
11/08 | First Results from Instrument Cooling |
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Dates for AO-3 Proposals Set |
08/26 | Call for XMM-Newton AO-2 Budget Proposals |
07/26 | XMM-Newton AO-2 Results |
07/18 | Results of the XMM-Newton GO Questionnaire |
07/07 | SAS V5.3.3 Released |
05/07 | U.S. XMM-Newton Senior Review Proposal |
04/15 | XMM-Newton Archive Open |
04/15 | SAS 5.3.0 released |
02/06 | XMM-Newton Observations of SN 2002ap |
01/31 | New PV Data Released |
2001 | Event |
12/07 | SAS Results Presented at the ESTEC 2001 Conference |
12/07 | Calibration Results Presented at the ESTEC 2001 Conference |
10/08 | New SV Data Released |
09/20 | SAS v5.2 Released |
08/31 | XMM-Newton AO-2 Announced |
07/03 | XMM-Newton Observation Status Log |
2000 | Event |
12/07 | Launch anniversary press conference at ESA HQ, Paris |
12/07 | XMM-Newton A&A Special Issue, the preprints |
12/05 | SAS 5.0 Release at Vilspa |
10/03 | Learning Center open |
10/17 | Senior Review Report |
06/01 | Routine Science Operations start |
03/13 | NASA AO-1 Stage 2 budget proposals due |
03/03 | Calibration and Performance Verification Phase start |
02/09 | First light press conference |
02/04 | Release of NASA AO-1 Stage 2 budget proposal request |
02/02 | Approximate RGS first light |
01/22 | Approximate EPIC first light (last instrument, PN) |
01/16 | Approximate EPIC first light (first instrument, MOS) |
01/05 | Approximate OM first light |
01/16 | Instrument Commissioning Phase start |
1999 | Event |
12/10 | XMM-Newton launch (14:32 GMT, 09:32 EST) |
11/30 | Release of AO-1 results |
04/17 | 0:00 UT, Deadline for AO-1 |
01/19 | Release of XRPS software for proposal submission |
01/19 | Release of AO-1 |
01/18 | Release of the XMM-Newton Users' Handbook, v1.1 |
1998 | Event |
09/30 | First XMM-Newton Workshop at ESTEC |
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