Explain the phenomenon of gravitational lensing and discuss its significance for modern observational cosmology. (Answer in 150 words)

Gravitational lensing refers to the bending of light rays from a distant source when they pass near a massive object, due to the curvature of spacetime as predicted by Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity.

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