Astronomers detects "Scary Barbie" supermassive black hole

Astronomers detects "Scary Barbie" supermassive black hole

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: May 13 2023

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  • Scientists named the recently discovered black hole “Scary Barbie,” after a beloved children’s character.
  • Scary Barbie is a supermassive black hole that is devouring a star with a thousand times the brightness of a supernova.
  • It was first observed in 2020 and named ZTF20abrbeie.
  • It is one of the most luminous, energetic, long-lasting transient objects in the sky.
  • It is also extremely far away and in a somewhat neglected corner of the sky.
  • The researchers discovered it using an AI engine called REFITT (Recommender EngineFor Intelligent Transient Tracking).
  • The AI engine looks through observations from many different telescopes around the World.
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