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microlensing · nasa-howwefind
- Citation
- nasa-howwefind
- Claim ID
- microlensing
- Assertion
- In gravitational microlensing, the gravity of a foreground star magnifies the light of a background star passing just behind it; a planet around the foreground star can add its own brief signal.
- Quote
The gravity of a star in the foreground will magnify the light from a background star that passes just behind it.
- Quote language
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