supermassive
adjective
su·per·mas·sive
ˌsü-pər-ˈma-siv 
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Astronomers have detected an erupting supermassive black hole producing some of the largest jets ever seen bursting from a galaxy with the same shape as our own.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Astrophysicists have teased a hellish potential future in which life on Earth is extinguished by deadly radiation from the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Types of Black Holes There are two main classes of black holes observed: stellar-mass black holes that can be dozens of times larger than the sun, and supermassive black holes that can equate to billions of solar masses.
—Madison Dapcevich, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
If confirmed, the new discovery would make this the closest supermassive black hole outside of our galaxy.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Astrophysicists have teased a hellish potential future in which life on Earth is extinguished by deadly radiation from the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Types of Black Holes There are two main classes of black holes observed: stellar-mass black holes that can be dozens of times larger than the sun, and supermassive black holes that can equate to billions of solar masses.
—Madison Dapcevich, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
If confirmed, the new discovery would make this the closest supermassive black hole outside of our galaxy.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Supermassive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supermassive. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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