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supermassive

British  
/ ˌsuːpəˈmæsɪv /

adjective

  1. (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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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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Tracking a pulsar in this environment would allow scientists to make highly accurate measurements of space-time around a supermassive black hole.

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This dense material blocks most of the radiation coming from the supermassive black hole at its center, making the region nearly impossible to study with traditional telescopes.

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"We are not just replacing the black hole with a dark object; we are proposing that the supermassive central object and the galaxy's dark matter halo are two manifestations of the same, continuous substance."

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Astronomers say the Milky Way may not contain a supermassive black hole at its center after all.

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