Astronomy news with Kirill Maslennikov

<p>The end of the year is rich in news and discoveries in astronomy:<br /> The first year of the DESI instrument, which is building a 3D map of the Universe, has been completed;<br /> A red supergiant in the Large Magellanic Cloud is preparing to transform into a supernova before our eyes;<br /> Two physicists from Texas proposed the idea of a &quot;Dark Big Bang.&quot;</p> <p>But the main intrigue of the &quot;News&quot; is that fascinating publications appear in the world almost every day, and often the final selection of the most exciting ones happens just a few days before the lecture.</p> <p>Kirill Maslennikov &mdash; Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Pulkovo astronomer, known as &quot;Astroded.&quot;</p>