Simulated Explosion of a White Dwarf.

For years scientists have hypothesized that certain type of supernovae (Ia), were caused by explosions of white dwarf stars. However, until now there has been no way to verify this through observations or computer simulations. Don Lamb and his team from the University of Chicago were able to simulate the explosion in 3D, and found that the white dwarf could completely explode in just 3 seconds. Link [NewScientist]