supermassive
adjective
su·per·mas·sive
ˌsü-pər-ˈma-siv 
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By studying this polarization, IXPE can help astronomers probe some of the deepest mysteries of the cosmos, such as why black holes spin, what powers the extreme jets blasting from supermassive black holes, or why pulsars glow so brightly in X-ray light.
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Brett Tingley, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
The clouds of gas and dust surround the supermassive black hole at the galactic dead center.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
In the centers of active galaxies, huge amounts of matter swirl around a central supermassive black hole, forming a dense rotating disk.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2026
That team pointed out that a supermassive black hole ramming through space would have a difficult time raising a sufficiently strong wake to collapse gas into stars.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
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Brett Tingley, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
The clouds of gas and dust surround the supermassive black hole at the galactic dead center.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
In the centers of active galaxies, huge amounts of matter swirl around a central supermassive black hole, forming a dense rotating disk.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2026
That team pointed out that a supermassive black hole ramming through space would have a difficult time raising a sufficiently strong wake to collapse gas into stars.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Supermassive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supermassive. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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