NewAthena
ESA’s NewAthena (New Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) is a future X-ray observatory designed to investigate the hot and energetic Universe and study the growth of massive black holes.
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Identity
- Aliases
- New Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy AstrophysicsAthena X-ray ObservatoryNewAthena Mission
- Name
- NewAthena
- Status
- planned
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- Description
- ESA’s NewAthena (New Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) is a future X-ray observatory designed to investigate the hot and energetic Universe and study the growth of massive black holes.
- Destination
- Halo orbit around the Sun–Earth Lagrange point L1, approximately 1.5 million km sunward of Earth
- Programs
- Start Date
- 2037
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 16:51:46 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 21, 2026 at 01:18:54 UTC
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