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supermassive star
[ soo-per-mas-iv, soo- ]
/ ˈsu pərˈmæs ɪv, ˌsu- /
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noun
Astronomy. a star with a mass more than fifty times the mass of the sun.
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How to use supermassive star in a sentence
These mysterious space objects were first thought to be signs of young, supermassive stars.
The Milky Way’s ‘yellowballs’ are clusters of baby stars|Lisa Grossman|June 9, 2021|Science News For StudentsThe celestial specks mark the birthplaces of many kinds of stars with a wide range of masses, rather than single supermassive stars, researchers report April 13 in the Astrophysical Journal.
Mysterious ‘yellowballs’ littering the Milky Way are clusters of newborn stars|Lisa Grossman|April 23, 2021|Science News