REFITT “reviews millions of alerts” to help researchers find interesting phenomena in space, but for something hidden in plain sight, like Scary Barbie, the computer had no “blueprint” to look for. “Scary Barbie” is the nickname astronomers are giving to one of the most energetic and brightest transits ever recorded: a supermassive black hole tearing apart a massive star.
The artificial intelligence engine, the Recommendation Engine for Intelligent Transient Tracing (REFITT), helped detect “scary” anomalies. While the “exit” kill event remained undetected for years among other telescopic data, such as the Purdue lab. Bhagya Subrayan, a Purdue University graduate student, told researchers that the black hole “grabbed and tore a star apart,” in a brutal process called “spaghetti.” The object is documented in Astrophysical Journal Letters randomly assigned to ZTF20abrbeie, leading to the creation of its modern nickname.
Scientists have described it as one of the “most luminous, energetic, and long-lasting fleeting objects” ever found lurking in a forgotten corner of the night sky. Astronomers have discovered something very impressive giant black hole She devours a star, and they have nicknamed her “Scary Barbie”, partly due to her terrifying powers.
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