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13 March 2025

XMM-Newton 25th Anniversary Conference | May 19 – 22, 2025, Baltimore, MD

This conference will celebrate 25 years since the mission’s first light in early 2000. Conference topics will cover the wide breadth of XMM science, including but not limited to:

  • Time domain science
  • Exoplanet habitability and stellar science
  • Active galactic nuclei, starburst, and outflows
  • Clusters and groups of galaxies
  • Supernova remnants
  • Solar System science
  • X-ray binaries, compact objects, and ultra-luminous X-ray sources

Additionally, there will be sessions devoted to the history of XMM-Newton, its synergy with current and future multi-wavelength missions, and its role as a pathfinder for future missions such as NewAthena and AXIS.

Abstract Submission and Key Dates

Abstract submission for contributed talks and posters is now open: Submit Abstract

  • March 10 — Abstract Submission Opens
  • March 28 — Abstract Submission Deadline for Contributed Talks
  • ~April 4 — Registration Opens
  • ~April 25 — Registration Deadline
  • May 7 — Abstract Submission Deadline for Posters
  • May 19 – 22 — Conference Dates

Additional Information

More information can be found on our preliminary conference website: XMM-Newton 25th Anniversary Conference

Information including registration and hotel room blocks will be updated in the coming weeks. Additionally, if you’d like to be notified directly when registration opens, please register your interest here: Register Interest

This conference will provide an opportunity for the X-ray community to come together and celebrate the many exciting discoveries made by, and yet to come from, one of our flagship missions.

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