supermassive
adjective
su·per·mas·sive
ˌsü-pər-ˈma-siv 
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These results are in line with previous infrared observations of quasars, feeding supermassive black holes that glow brightly due to vast emissions of energy from material surrounding the black hole.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Researchers have discovered the brightest and most powerful flare ever seen from a supermassive black hole.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
The source of the flare is an active galactic nucleus, or AGN — a bright, compact region at the center of a galaxy — and it’s powered by a supermassive black hole that is actively feeding on material.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
At least, that's the theory of a team of astronomers who tracked and studied the burst of energy emanating from a supermassive black hole 10 billion light-years away.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 5 Nov. 2025
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Researchers have discovered the brightest and most powerful flare ever seen from a supermassive black hole.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
The source of the flare is an active galactic nucleus, or AGN — a bright, compact region at the center of a galaxy — and it’s powered by a supermassive black hole that is actively feeding on material.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
At least, that's the theory of a team of astronomers who tracked and studied the burst of energy emanating from a supermassive black hole 10 billion light-years away.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Supermassive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supermassive. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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