supermassive
adjective
su·per·mas·sive
ˌsü-pər-ˈma-siv 
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Highlighted at the center of the galaxy by a bright white glow, for instance, is IC 486's active galactic nucleus (AGN), the center of the galaxy and an active supermassive black hole.
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Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2026
As even the most supermassive black holes will inevitably decay into radiation, the entropy will remain largely constant during that process, only increasing slightly.
—Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026
Launching as soon as 2035, LISA could sense waves from much more massive mergers of supermassive black holes rather than the waves from puny 50-stellar-mass black holes that are within LIGO’s purview.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
That said, the dual jet emissions remain the strongest evidence so far that supermassive black holes grow by combining forces.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 8 Apr. 2026
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Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2026
As even the most supermassive black holes will inevitably decay into radiation, the entropy will remain largely constant during that process, only increasing slightly.
—Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026
Launching as soon as 2035, LISA could sense waves from much more massive mergers of supermassive black holes rather than the waves from puny 50-stellar-mass black holes that are within LIGO’s purview.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
That said, the dual jet emissions remain the strongest evidence so far that supermassive black holes grow by combining forces.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Supermassive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supermassive. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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