supermassive
adjective
su·per·mas·sive
ˌsü-pər-ˈma-siv 
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According to the study, the first explanation is supermassive black holes found at the heart of galaxies.
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Nick Butler, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025
While our home supermassive black hole has a mass 4.3 million times that of the sun, M31* dwarfs it with a mass 100 million times that of the sun.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 June 2025
The team even encountered a few supermassive black holes, previously invisible to the Hubble telescope.
—Jay Kakade
june 22, New Atlas, 22 June 2025
Radio galaxies are galaxies dominated by feeding supermassive black holes that launch out powerful jets of matter at near-light speeds.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 June 2025
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Nick Butler, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025
While our home supermassive black hole has a mass 4.3 million times that of the sun, M31* dwarfs it with a mass 100 million times that of the sun.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 June 2025
The team even encountered a few supermassive black holes, previously invisible to the Hubble telescope.
—Jay Kakade
june 22, New Atlas, 22 June 2025
Radio galaxies are galaxies dominated by feeding supermassive black holes that launch out powerful jets of matter at near-light speeds.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 June 2025
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“Supermassive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supermassive. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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