supermassive

/ ˌsuːpəˈmæsɪv /

adjective

1. (of a black hole or star) having a mass in the range of millions or billions of times that of the sun

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In this model, the central engine is an active galactic nucleus containing a supermassive black hole with an accretion disk, but instead of dust, the entire system is enshrouded in a thick layer of hydrogen gas that reddens the emitted light.

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If supermassive black hole stars grow in a similar way, they could provide a new mechanism for explaining that rapid growth.

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Another is the X-ray telescope NewAthena, which would study extreme events in the universe such as supermassive black holes.

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The new results confirm earlier observations in which researchers studied quasars, the extremely bright centers of distant galaxies where supermassive black holes consume matter and emit enormous amounts of energy.

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Quasars are supermassive black holes that actively gobble up matter like gas and dust from their surroundings.

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