Multiple Choice
The Sun's mass would affect the spacetime in its nearby space and photons from distant stars would follow curved geodesics rather than straight paths when passing close to our star, as in the figure shown below.According to general relativity, an observer on Earth would also expect the "apparent stars" to appear
A) farther apart.
B) hotter.
C) closer together.
D) brighter.
E) more massive.
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