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