In this animation, a complete revolution around a black hole and its accretion disk is shown -- [Black Holes: Facts, Theory, and Definition](https://www.space.com/15421-black-holes-facts-formation-discovery-sdcmp.html) The simulation views the black hole from many different angles so that the viewer can distinctly see each viewing angle of how the black hole distorts light. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Jeremy Schnittman/Mash Mix by [Steve Spaleta](http://www.twitter.com/stevespaleta)