Which phenomenon causes gravitational lensing, in which light bends around a massive compact stellar object?

💡 Explanation

Spacetime curvature bends light according to general relativity around massive objects, because the extreme gravitational field affects the path of photons. Therefore, light bends rather than travelling in straight lines because refraction requires a medium in the direct path from the source to observer.

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