December 16, 2013
Although their characteristics suggested fast radio bursts came from distant galaxies, new research points to origins from flaring stars within the Milky Way. Read Full Astronomy.com article: http://www.astronomy.com/news/2013/12/fast-radio-bursts-might-come-from-nearby-stars
Links to Articles:
- Physics.Org report: http://phys.org/news/2013-12-fast-radio-nearby-stars.html
- Nature World News: http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/5308/20131214/fast-radio-bursts-come-within-milky-way-astronomers.htm
- CfA press release: http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/2013-30
- The original paper: http://arxiv.org/pdf/1310.2419.pdf