supermassive

adjective

su·per·mas·sive ˌsü-pər-ˈma-siv

: having a very large mass : extremely or extraordinarily massive

a supermassive black hole

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This speed suggests that the system’s star might be a hypervelocity star, an example of a rare class of stellar objects that have been sped up by past encounters with other stars—or even a gravitational slingshot from the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. —

Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2024 First theorized in 1916 by Albert Einstein, gravitational waves are ripples in the fabric of space-time created during some of the universe's most powerful events, including the merging or collision of supermassive black holes. —

Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024 These particles could drag on the supermassive black holes enough to drop them within a parsec of each other. —

Quanta Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024 Some supermassive black holes do come with copious X-rays. —

Rebecca Boyle, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for supermassive