supermassive star
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of supermassive star
Example Sentences
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JADES-GS-z14-1 is not resolved, meaning it is consistent with a point source, such as a very distant supermassive star would be.
From Science Daily
The black hole that they had confirmed was Cygnus X-1, a binary star consisting of a supermassive star co-orbiting a black hole.
From Salon
Regardless, the researchers say, MY Camelopardalis is the first known example of a binary system on its way toward creating a supermassive star.
From Science Magazine
It probably happens when any supermassive star collapses to form a black hole, but, says McEnery, “we’re not going to see most of them; we can only detect them when the jets point right at us.”
From Time
Things will play out quite differently for a supermassive star like Eta Carinae, which lies 7,500 light years from Earth.
From Time
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