supermassive
adjective
su·per·mas·sive
ˌsü-pər-ˈma-siv 
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The three examples the team highlighted in a new study describe supermassive black holes feasting on stars more than three times as massive as our own sun.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Another idea is that they are created by extreme astrophysical objects, like the environments around supermassive black holes, and they get blown out to gigantic proportions relatively quickly.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 5 June 2025
Astronomers have captured the most energetic explosions ever recorded in the universe since the big bang as massive stars get ripped apart by supermassive black holes.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
The trajectories of these stars effectively point back to their origin, and based on our current knowledge, that origin must be a supermassive black hole.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 22 May 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Another idea is that they are created by extreme astrophysical objects, like the environments around supermassive black holes, and they get blown out to gigantic proportions relatively quickly.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 5 June 2025
Astronomers have captured the most energetic explosions ever recorded in the universe since the big bang as massive stars get ripped apart by supermassive black holes.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
The trajectories of these stars effectively point back to their origin, and based on our current knowledge, that origin must be a supermassive black hole.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 22 May 2025
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“Supermassive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supermassive. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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