Cosmic Rays from a Mysterious, Nearby Object -- NASA

I thought you'd be interested in this story from Science@NASA:

An international team of researchers has discovered a puzzling surplus of high-energy electrons bombarding Earth from space. The source of these cosmic rays is unknown, but it must be close to the solar system and it could be made of dark matter.

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/19nov_cosmicrays.htm?list42575

Pay attention to the last line of text:
"Whatever it is, it's going to be amazing."

:-)