supermassive star

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supermassive star [¦sü·pər′mas·iv ′stär]

(astronomy)

A star with a mass exceeding about 50 times that of the sun.

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No references found			Flaunting a pair of nearly mirror-image, dusty gas clouds that ballooned into space in opposite directions, the supermassive star known as Eta Carinae has fascinated astronomers ever since (SN: 2/2/91, p. New light on an explosive star by Cowen, Ron / Science News Type II supernovas emit lots of hydrogen and are thought to form when the core of a supermassive star collapses, generating a shock wave that triggers an explosion. Supernova with a split personality by Cowen, Ron / Science News Second is a supermassive star with a black hole in its center, which Ozernoy calls "an unstable system' --to say the least. Getting to the bottom of supermassive black holes by Thomsen, Dietrich E. / Science News			superior mesenteric artery superior mirage Superior National Forest superior planet superior tide superior transit superior vena cava Superior, Lake superjacent superjacent roadway system superjacent waters SuperJanet SuperKey superlattice superlayer superleak superline Superlong Waves superluminal motion superluminal radio source SUPERMAC supermale superman Superman Celebration Supermarket supermassive star supermature supermicro supermini supermode laser supermolecule supermultiplet supernatant supernatant liquid supernatant liquor supernatural supernetting supernode SuperNOS Supernova supernova remnant supernumerary supernumerary bud supernumerary chromosome supernumerary rainbow Superobjective Superorder superoxide dismutase superoxide ion Superoxol SuperPaint			Superman (Kal-El) Superman (Kal-El) Superman (Kal-El) Superman (Nietzsche) Superman Celebration Superman Syndrome Superman the Animated Seires Superman-Ultimate Flight Superman/Clark Kent Superman/Clark Kent Superman/Clark Kent supermanism Supermarine Spitfire Supermarine Spitfire supermarket supermarket supermarket Supermarket chain Supermarket chain Supermarket Recycling Organics Initiative supermarket trolley supermarketeer supermarketer Supermarkets Supermarkets Supermartingale Supermartingale Supermartingale Supermassive Binary Black Hole Supermassive black hole supermassive star Supermassive stars Supermastergroup Supermastergroup Translating Equipment Supermaterial supermature Supermax Supermax prison Supermaxilla Supermaxillary Supermaximum prison Supermaximum prisons Supermedial Supermegafoxyawesomehot supermembrane supermen supermen supermen Supermercado financiero Supermex Supermicro Supermini Supermini superminis superminis supermode laser supermodel supermodel Supermodels Supermodels Supermolecular

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