Gravitational Lensing: The Impact of a Massive Earth

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paaru said:
If the Earth was really massive, then is it possible that no sunlight will reach Earth due to gravitational lensing?
No, if Earth were much more massive than it is now it would (ignoring the point that it would totally disrupt the current solar system and just pretending that it could be in its current orbit with hugely more mass) then it would likely receive just slightly more light than it does now. It sounds like you completely misunderstand what gravitational lensing is. You should look it up, read about it, then ask questions if anything about it doesn't make sense to you.
 
No, because the light will be lensed in, not out.
 
Vanadium 50 said:
No, because the light will be lensed in, not out.
Yes, which is exactly why I said it would receive slightly more light.
 
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