supermassive
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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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
A special category known as supermassive black holes, including the one at the center of the Milky Way, can contain millions or even billions of times the mass of the sun.
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
"But we found that a very active, supermassive black hole in one galaxy can affect other galaxies across millions of light-years, suggesting that galaxy evolution may be more of a group effort."
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
He proposed a method to confirm the effect by observing particular astronomical sources, including radio galaxies powered by supermassive black holes.
From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026
If Arp is right, the exotic mechanisms proposed to explain the energy source of distant quasars—supernova chain reactions, supermassive black holes and the like—would prove unnecessary.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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