supermassive
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Those from deeper in space carry clues about cosmic mysteries, like the supermassive black holes at the heart of galaxies.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
The results provide some of the clearest evidence so far that supermassive black holes can influence galaxies far outside their central regions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
"This work opens a new direction to explore further the intricacies of the connection between the supermassive black holes trillions of miles from where we are to how we came to be here."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
When a star is destroyed, the resulting feeding episode around a supermassive black hole can evolve over just a few years.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
In the direction of the constellation Sagittarius, at the very center of our galaxy, sits a supermassive black hole that weighs as much as two-and-a-half million suns.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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