supermassive
Britishadjective
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Observations from the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission, known as XRISM, are providing new evidence that supermassive black holes could be preventing these giant galaxies from forming as many stars as expected.
From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026
Most galaxies contain a supermassive black hole at their center.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
Blazars are active galactic nuclei powered by supermassive black holes that shoot enormous jets of plasma directly toward Earth.
From Science Daily • May 24, 2026
While most galaxies contain supermassive black holes, only a small fraction produce enormous jets of magnetized plasma that emit radio waves.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
Turned out the tow truck guy was right and my parents’ car was going to cost them a supermassive amount of money.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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