Day 11 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: Looking for Signs of a Black Hole
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The 11th day of the 18th annual Space Telescope Advent Calendar features a new view of the heart of a nearby spiral galaxy.

A tight view of the swirling center of a distant spiral galaxy, dominated by billowing yellowish-orange streams of gas and dust

ESA / Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Adamo, and the FEAST JWST team

Day 11 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: Looking for Signs of a Black Hole. Spiral galaxy M83, also known as the Southern Pinwheel, lies about 15 million light-years away from Earth. Recent observations by the James Webb Space Telescope revealed the presence of highly ionized neon gas—evidence that suggests the presence of a long-sought supermassive black hole at the heart of the galaxy.

See the full advent calendar here, where a new image will be revealed each day until December 25.

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