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#1. What is gravitational lensing? 
        
            
                
                    
                    When stars are pulled into black holes
                
                When stars are pulled into black holes            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    When light from a distant object bends around a massive object, like a galaxy
                
                When light from a distant object bends around a massive object, like a galaxy            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    When a planet's atmosphere changes shape
                
                When a planet's atmosphere changes shape            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    When a galaxy's light is blocked by a planet
                
                When a galaxy's light is blocked by a planet            
        
Gravitational lensing occurs when light from a distant object is bent around a massive object, like a galaxy, acting like a lens to magnify or distort it.
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