Astronomy News with Kirill Maslennikov

Astronomy News with Kirill Maslennikov

Something is always happening in space, but right now things seem especially exciting — it feels like major new discoveries may be just around the corner.

Here are just a few of the latest developments — without giving too much away:

• A new class of objects has been discovered — for now, let’s call them “quasi-stars.” They may help us understand what was happening in the early Universe;
• The BepiColombo spacecraft is preparing to begin its exploration of Mercury. We’ll look at exactly what it will be searching for and why it matters;
• The Large Binocular Telescope has measured the amount of primordial helium formed after the Big Bang. The most interesting question is why scientists need to know this number in the first place.

We’ll explore the latest news in astronomy, discuss new discoveries, and try to understand how they are changing our view of the Universe.