supermassive
Britishadjective
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Instead, they could represent a temporary phase in which supermassive black holes are especially active.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
The UK will no longer participate in research at the James Clark Maxwell Telescope in Hawaii, which scientists are using to image supermassive black holes at the centre of galaxies.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
How galaxies evolve, and the role played by supermassive black holes.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The observations showed that an S-shaped structure near the galaxy's center is actually a rotating disk of gas around the supermassive black hole.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 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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