Astronomy News with Kirill Maslennikov

Astronomy News with Kirill Maslennikov

Something is constantly happening in space, but right now things seem especially exciting — it feels like we’re on the verge of some major new discoveries.

Here are just a few of the latest developments — keeping it brief, so we don’t spoil everything:

• A new class of objects has been discovered — let’s call them quasistars for now. They may help explain what was happening in the Early Universe;

• The BepiColombo probe is preparing to begin its research on Mercury. We’ll find out exactly what it will be looking for and why it matters;

• The Large Binocular Telescope has measured the amount of primordial helium produced after the Big Bang. And here’s the most interesting part — why do scientists need to know this number at all?