Missions

The Chandra X-ray Observatory is the world's most powerful X-ray telescope. It has eight-times greater resolution and is able to detect sources more than 20-times fainter than any previous X-ray telescope.

Euclid is an ESA (European Space Agency) mission with critical contributions from NASA that aims to explore two of the biggest mysteries about the universe today: dark matter and dark energy.

NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is a powerful space observatory that detects gamma rays, the most energetic form of light.

IXPE is NASA’s first mission to study the polarization of X-rays from many different types of celestial objects.

ESA's (European Space Agency) INTEGRAL mission observes the universe in gamma-ray, X-ray, and visible light.

NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is a satellite that studies gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful explosions in the universe, and other cosmic objects and events. 

NASA’s NICER is an X-ray telescope that studies neutron stars, black holes, and other phenomena from its home aboard the International Space Station. 

Studying the universe in high-energy X-rays to better understand the dynamics of black holes, exploding stars, and the most extreme active galaxies.

NASA is partnering with JAXA (Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency) on the XRISM mission to study celestial objects that emit X-rays. 

ESA's (European Space Agency) XMM-Newton is a space observatory whose X-ray and optical/ultraviolet telescopes study a wide variety of objects, from distant galaxy clusters to solar system planets.

NASA, the U.S. Space Force, NOAA, and NovaWurks have strategically aligned efforts to gain wisdom from Athena — a SmallSat that will demonstrate the ability of NovaWurks SensorCraft architecture to support future missions. 

(Related Mission) COSI is a wide-field gamma-ray telescope that will study energetic phenomena in the Milky Way and beyond, including the creation and destruction of matter and antimatter and the final stages of the lives of stars. 

LISA is a space-based gravitational wave observatory building on the success of LISA Pathfinder.

UVEX is a new NASA Medium Explorer mission to explore the ultraviolet sky, with an expected launch date in 2030.