According to Einestein's theory of general relativity, any massive body that causes an appreciable distortion in its surrounding space-time can bend light (e.g. large stars, black holes, etc.). Light that enters the event horizon of black holes are bent so much that it can never leave the black hole.
No. It is proven that masses cause slight deviation in the path of light. The larger the mass, the more obvious the deviation.
Yes, that is correct. The index of refraction of a material determines how much light will bend as it enters the material. A higher index of refraction means that the light will bend more as it enters the material.
the universe itself
Light is not the origin of the universe. The universe began with the Big Bang, a rapid expansion of space and time. Light is a form of electromagnetic radiation that was produced after the Big Bang as the universe cooled down and matter began to form.
Nope, Tachyons might just be the fastest thing in the world...look it up for full description.
Tachyons are theorised to be the fastest particle in the universe their slowest speed being the speed of light. But until they are proven to exist, light is the fastest thing in the universe.
Light
Anything with mass. The larger the mass, the greater the degree that light can be bent or deflected. In reality, you "could" observe it everyday, but the amount is so small you would never see it.
No. Water droplets bend light to make rainbows.
The answer to "What is the fastest thing that can travel?" is light. Light can travel faster than any other thing in the universe!
From most points of view the first thing to exist that would be recognisable by us would probably be light.
no , and its not calld 'bend' its called 'reflected' but its like bend but ITS NOT :)
Light does not bend.
This phenomenon is called diffraction. when light is incident on the opaque substances having width comparable to wavelength of light then light bend.
Everything in the universe have different size. The smallest thing ever is the photon particle, and it is so small that nobody has been able to find it's exact size. The greatest thing in the universe is the great wall- a great sheet of galaxies which is 500 million light years long and 16 million light years thick.
An organism is a living thing. Is the universe a living thing?
Black Hole - A thing found in the Universe which is color :-) - Thing that can escape Black Hole are examples: Volume Light Universe - Found outside our planet called "Earth" - Thing which don't occupy - Big empty space