Scientific Method: When a supermassive black hole devours a star

The universe can be stranger than science fiction. That’s certainly the case with a cosmic event detected a few weeks ago by a team of astronomers at Purdue University.

Using their lab’s artificial intelligence engine, they found a supermassive black hole devouring a giant star.

Scientists are calling it the most luminous and energetic phenomenon they’ve ever seen. They’ve even nicknamed it “Scary Barbie,” in part because of its terrifying power.