Friday, December 13, 2013

ScienceDaily: Galaxies News

ScienceDaily: Galaxies News


Fast radio bursts might come from nearby stars

Posted: 12 Dec 2013 09:34 AM PST

First discovered in 2007, "fast radio bursts" continue to defy explanation. These cosmic chirps last for only a thousandth of a second. The characteristics of the radio pulses suggested that they came from galaxies billions of light-years away. However, new work points to a much closer origin -- flaring stars within our own galaxy.

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