Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image
The MAXI experiment mounted to the Japanese Experiment Module - Exposed Facilicy on the International Space Station. (Credit: NASA)
Lifetime: July 2009 - present
Country (primary): Japan
Primary Science
The Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image, or MAXI for short, is an X-ray camera that is installed onboard the International Space Station. It is designed to observe celestial objects that emit X-rays and to conduct a full-sky survey every 96 minutes.