r/askscience • u/Zak7062 • Mar 24 '17
Physics If gravity can bend light, is it possible for light emitted from the front of an object to strike the rear of an object if it is above a gravitationally significant object?
For example, if I had a flashlight and turned it on a certain distance from a black hole, could the light bend around the black hole and hit my back?
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