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How can gravitational lensing reveal dark matter in a cluster?

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  1. It measures only starlight
  2. It traces mass through light deflection
  3. It detects dark matter radio signals

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  1. Astronomy 2e Chapter 28 Summary openstax.org/books/astronomy-2e/pages/28-summary Checked 2026-10-10.

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