Fast radio bursts might come from nearby stars

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