There is something about the acts of violence one finds nature, from the very small, to the very large. Apparently it seems that some supernovas occur when "Type 1a supernovas are triggered when white dwarfs gain weight, igniting a runaway thermonuclear reaction that destroys the dwarf, producing a fireball of predictable brightness." Its the gaining weight that is the mystery. How they gain has been a hotly debated topic, though it seems some believe that the exploding star was feeding off another star, its gas or the star itself....

Really cool article over at Science News. Read More.