After more than two years of observing, The Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT) at Westerbork, The Netherlands discovered 24 new Fast Radio Bursts (FRB), according to a study that appears 2025 Jan 23.

After zooming in on the signal of the distant bursts, the astronomers found a striking similarity to the radio flashes emitted by nearby, known neutron stars. The discovery is remarkable because these nearby neutron stars already produce more energy than anything achievable on Earth. The distant stars that emit the FRB’s must somehow generate an astounding one billion times more energy than the nearby ones.

Astronomen Westerbork ontrafelen lichtflits-mysterie in de ruimte