supermassive

British

/ ˌsuːpəˈmæsɪv /

adjective

(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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He proposed a method to confirm the effect by observing particular astronomical sources, including radio galaxies powered by supermassive black holes.

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This massive map will help scientists investigate how stars form and evolve in the most extreme region of our galaxy, near its supermassive black hole.

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It contains dense clouds of gas and dust that surround the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.

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It’s the supermassive black hole in the middle of our galaxy.

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This inward flow can fuel the supermassive black hole at the galaxy's core and reduce star formation across the surrounding disk.

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