Black hole's destructive power revealed: Giant star and dust cloud torn apart
Astronomers have discovered an extremely bright and long-lived transient object, named "Scary Barbie," which is believed to be a supermassive black hole consuming a massive star through tidal disruption. The object is the most energetic phenomenon ever encountered and has lasted for over 800 days, much longer than usual transients. The discovery was made using big data analysis and AI engine, REFITT, which combs through millions of alerts from telescopes around the world. The discovery highlights that there are still mysteries to uncover in the universe.