@the_dakshsethi@paraschopra Geometric phenomenon arising from relativistic geometry and thus a "property" of space time. Like it's cause and not it's effect meaning it arises from interaction of "mass" per se, momentum energy with the space time manifold
@the_dakshsethi@paraschopra This was one of many proofs resulting directly from Einstein's general theory of relativity which in a nutshell said that gravity isn't a force mediated by fundamental particles such as photons for EM force and quarks for strong force, etc but rather a geometrical phenomenon
@the_dakshsethi@paraschopra In this case, it's light taking a different path than otherwise usually because of the presence of massive source of gravity (galaxies, black holes, etc)
I think the appropriate tern is Gravitational lensing.
@the_dakshsethi@paraschopra I believe it's not scattering precisely. Light literally bends meaning takes a different path in physical space due the gravity's influence on the space time fabric through which light travels.
Scattering occurs due to photon's collision with atoms, molecules in the atmosphere.