supermassive
adjective
su·per·mas·sive
ˌsü-pər-ˈma-siv 
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The team found that the supermassive black holes in these galaxies are rapidly feeding, or accreting, surrounding matter.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The supermassive black hole’s forces are unfathomably strong, but the influences of the giant galaxy cluster around it can’t be ignored either.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Jan. 2026
Correcting for this effect, the research team calculated that the black holes hidden within the LRDs ranged between 10,000 and 10 million solar masses—relative pipsqueaks compared with more mature supermassive black holes, which can tip the cosmic scales at billions of solar masses.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 14 Jan. 2026
These outflows are widely believed to be signs of activity from a supermassive black hole at the galaxy’s center.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The supermassive black hole’s forces are unfathomably strong, but the influences of the giant galaxy cluster around it can’t be ignored either.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Jan. 2026
Correcting for this effect, the research team calculated that the black holes hidden within the LRDs ranged between 10,000 and 10 million solar masses—relative pipsqueaks compared with more mature supermassive black holes, which can tip the cosmic scales at billions of solar masses.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 14 Jan. 2026
These outflows are widely believed to be signs of activity from a supermassive black hole at the galaxy’s center.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Supermassive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supermassive. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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