supermassive
adjective
su·per·mas·sive
ˌsü-pər-ˈma-siv 
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At the top end of the scale are the supermassive black holes, which can grow to have many millions or billions of times the mass of our sun, lurking in the hearts of galaxies.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 July 2025
Advertisement In the heavy seeds scenario a supermassive black hole forms directly from the collapse of a large gas cloud.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 18 July 2025
First theorized in 1916 by Albert Einstein, gravitational waves are ripples in the fabric of space-time created during some of the universe's most powerful events, including the merging or collision of supermassive black holes.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 July 2025
At the extreme densities found within a light year of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy, concentrations are high enough that these collisions could be a major source of energy.
—ArsTechnica, 16 July 2025
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 July 2025
Advertisement In the heavy seeds scenario a supermassive black hole forms directly from the collapse of a large gas cloud.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 18 July 2025
First theorized in 1916 by Albert Einstein, gravitational waves are ripples in the fabric of space-time created during some of the universe's most powerful events, including the merging or collision of supermassive black holes.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 July 2025
At the extreme densities found within a light year of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy, concentrations are high enough that these collisions could be a major source of energy.
—ArsTechnica, 16 July 2025
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“Supermassive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supermassive. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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