What The Hell is That?

Here's a little tidbit that might inject some intellectual titillation into your Monday morning (or whenever you happen to be reading this):

Via Wired Science, an unknown cosmic phenomenon is being observed. The astronomical blast, which is emitting large amount of electromagnetic radiation aimed in our general direction, is puzzling NASA researchers. Initially, it was thought to be a gamma ray burst. A gamma ray burst is a directional expulsion of energetic gamma rays associated with the collapse of a massive star. But gamma ray bursts normally only last for a matter of seconds, while the blast in question has now lasted for 11 days. And equally bizarre is how the event has been behaving over those 11 days, with the radiation fading and brightening and emitting sudden pulses.

Check out the original post for more information on this wild event and to read up on what researchers believe the blast might be.