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A Star Where Photons Orbit

This computer-generated image shows a hypothetical, super-compact star. The observer is positioned at the photon sphere, a region where gravity is so strong that light can orbit the star in a perfect circle. Here, the star's gravity distorts everything, even projecting the Earth's map onto the star itself. It's a place of extreme gravitational lensing, where light behaves in extraordinary ways.