The progenitors of type Ia supernovae, the standard candles that lit the way to dark energy, have been elusive. A largely dismissed scenario has now produced one, but the results aren't what anyone expected.
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Howell, D. A smashing success. Nature 463, 35–36 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/463035a
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