(Images and text courtesy of ESA)

XMM-Newton Project Scientist Fred Jansen says: "As these are the very first astronomical data and we are already observing lots of new science, XMM-Newton holds a very clear promise for an exciting and scientific future." ESA's Director of Science Prof. Roger Bonnet is equally impressed. "I am amazed by the quality of the pictures as compared to previous X-ray missions. We see on them a lot of new sources, especially in the parts of the spectrum which correspond to the hottest temperatures and we see that the Universe is hotter than we thought and that many new sources are appearing. We are very hopeful that many more objects will be discovered and that by extending the temperature measurements of the Universe to many objects, we will have a much better picture of the history and the hectic behaviour of stars at the end of their life".

PN 30 Dor	MOS 30 Dor	MOS LMC SNR	OM LMC

PN HCG 16	PN and OM HCG 16	MOS HCG 16 1	MOS HCG 16 2

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MOS HR1099	RGS HR1099 #1	RGS HR1099 #2