supermassive
adjective
su·per·mas·sive
ˌsü-pər-ˈma-siv 
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The European Space Agency’s Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA), planned for launch in 2035, will detect the much longer gravitational waves created when mammoth supermassive black holes spiral together and collide.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
On much larger scales, similar jets from supermassive black holes can heat surrounding gas, generate shock waves, stir turbulence, and even affect star formation across entire galaxies.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
Visible filaments often emerge from supermassive black holes.
—Big Think, 4 May 2026
Too rare to explain the abundance of early supermassive black holes seen by JWST.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Apr. 2026
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
On much larger scales, similar jets from supermassive black holes can heat surrounding gas, generate shock waves, stir turbulence, and even affect star formation across entire galaxies.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
Visible filaments often emerge from supermassive black holes.
—Big Think, 4 May 2026
Too rare to explain the abundance of early supermassive black holes seen by JWST.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Supermassive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supermassive. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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