The secret life of gamma-Cas, revealed (IMAGE)

European Space Agency

The secret life of gamma-Cas, revealed — Caption

High-resolution observations made by XRISM have revealed the origin of the curious X-rays coming from naked-eye star gamma-Cas: matter falling onto its companion, a white dwarf star.

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ESA, Y. Naze

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