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On March 24, 2026, astronomer Yaël Nazé and her colleagues at the University of Liège published the results of a meticulous observational campaign usi
To understand the gamma-Cas mystery, one must first grasp what makes Be stars so peculiar. The "B" refers to the spectral classification — hot, bluish
The resolution of the gamma-Cas mystery goes far beyond academic curiosity. It has profound implications for multiple areas of astrophysics and our un
Yaël Nazé, astronomer at the University of Liège and lead author of the study, expressed her team's satisfaction at solving an enigma that consumed en
With gamma-Cas's nature finally established, the next logical step is to investigate the approximately 20 "γ Cas analogues" — stars displaying similar
The gamma-Cassiopeiae mystery lasted exactly 50 years — from 1976, when the first anomalous X-rays were detected, to 2026, when XRISM finally revealed
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