Supermassive black hole jets mysteriously ignite nova explosions, Hubble Telescope finds

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Hubble Space Telescope observations suggest supermassive black hole jets double the frequency of nova explosions. But how?

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The idea that the jets provide additional material for the white dwarf stars in its vicinity to accumulate on their surfaces seems like a logical hypothesis. But the article says that Alec Lessing is not convinced that is the cause of the more frequent supernovas near the jets. It would have been nice if the article had provided some reason for Lessing's misgivings about the seemingly obvious explanation.