supermassive
adjective
su·per·mas·sive
ˌsü-pər-ˈma-siv 
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Could early, supermassive stars be the unified solution?
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
Powered by matter falling into supermassive black holes, these objects can blast blobs of gas away from the galaxy at speeds approaching that of light.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 29 Aug. 2025
Thanks to a theory put forward by Albert Einstein over 100 years ago and a happy coincidence, astronomers have discovered radiation being pumped out from the core of a quasar — within which a supermassive black hole lurks.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Every galaxy in the universe has a supermassive black hole at its center, with larger galaxies having larger ultra-massive black holes, scientists think.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
Powered by matter falling into supermassive black holes, these objects can blast blobs of gas away from the galaxy at speeds approaching that of light.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 29 Aug. 2025
Thanks to a theory put forward by Albert Einstein over 100 years ago and a happy coincidence, astronomers have discovered radiation being pumped out from the core of a quasar — within which a supermassive black hole lurks.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Every galaxy in the universe has a supermassive black hole at its center, with larger galaxies having larger ultra-massive black holes, scientists think.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Supermassive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supermassive. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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