supermassive
adjective
su·per·mas·sive
ˌsü-pər-ˈma-siv 
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Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to spy fireworks of light radiating near the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
The aim has been to discover how the supermassive black holes at the hearts of galaxies, which have masses millions or billions of times that of the sun, power active galactic nuclei (AGNs) and near light-speed jets.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Feb. 2025
The flares are common in supermassive black holes and have been seen before, says Farhad Yusef-Zadeh, a professor of physics and astronomy at Northwestern University who led the study.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 20 Feb. 2025
The presence of the supermassive black hole could speed up the merging process of the binary star systems, Peissker said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2024
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
The aim has been to discover how the supermassive black holes at the hearts of galaxies, which have masses millions or billions of times that of the sun, power active galactic nuclei (AGNs) and near light-speed jets.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Feb. 2025
The flares are common in supermassive black holes and have been seen before, says Farhad Yusef-Zadeh, a professor of physics and astronomy at Northwestern University who led the study.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 20 Feb. 2025
The presence of the supermassive black hole could speed up the merging process of the binary star systems, Peissker said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Supermassive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supermassive. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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