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Is Gravity Capable of Bending Light?
š” The Answer
- Massive objects warp spacetime, causing light to travel along curved paths.
- This gravitational lensing can magnify and distort distant galaxies.
- Einstein's theory predicted this, confirmed during a 1919 solar eclipse.
- Gravitational lensing helps astronomers study dark matter and exoplanets.
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