Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
Visualization: Near a Black Hole and Disk
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 3, 2025 is “Visualization: Near a Black Hole and Disk,” an image. It is credited to Illustration Credit: NASA ‘s GSFC , J. Schnittman & B. Powell ; Text: Francis Reddy ( U. Maryland , NASA’s GSFC ). The original explanation runs about 126 words.
From the explanation
“What would it look like to plunge into a monster black hole? This image from a supercomputer visualization shows the entire sky as seen from a simulated camera plunging toward a 4-million-solar-mass black hole, similar to the one at the center of our galaxy .”
— APOD editors, December 3, 2025
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- December 3, 2025
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: Illustration Credit: NASA ‘s GSFC , J. Schnittman & B. Powell ; Text: Francis Reddy ( U. Maryland , NASA’s GSFC )
- Copyright
- No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 126 words