Observations of γ-ray photons from a type Ia supernova indicate that stellar explosions of this kind get their energy from sudden thermonuclear fusion in the progenitor star. See Letter p.406
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Kirshner, R. Supernova seen through γ-ray eyes. Nature 512, 375–376 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/512375a
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