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This phenomenon is called gravitational bending, and it also serves as indirect evidence for the existence of mass and the influence of gravity on an object as described by general relativity.

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March 14 is often celebrated at Pi Day, but it's also the birthday of one of our greatest scientists whose work impacts us today.

However, general relativity predicts that large masses bend spacetime due to their gravity. In a black hole, this effect is so extreme that the terms 'before' and 'after' have no meaning.