Gravitational lensing is the process by which
A) a massive object magnifies and distorts the light from an object behind it
B) the wavelengths of light from a star are shifted as it moves about its center of mass
C) a planet passes in front of its parent star and blocks part of its light
D) a massive object accelerates another object that passes close to it
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