"It was only a split-second burst of radio waves, but what a radio telescope in Puerto Rico detected has scientists excited about pulses that seem to be originating in deep space."

"Just what is causing these bursts though remains a mystery, but possibilities include evaporating black holes, merging neutron stars or flares sent from magnetars, which McGill described as "a type of neutron star with extremely powerful magnetic fields.""

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014...what-they-are/

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