Mysterious objects near the beginning of time

Astronomers are putting together a new picture of the early universe. It involves a lot of very weird black holes, and it could help us understand how our own galaxy formed.

Guest: Caitlin Casey (physics.ucsb.edu/people/caitlin-casey), astronomer at UC Santa Barbara

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