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Figure 1. Artist’s impression illustrating how wave-like density patterns produced by ultralight dark matter could warp space and alter the path of light from a distant source. As the light travels past the lensing object on its way to Earth, it follows a distorted path shaped by the surrounding mass distribution. The reflective sphere symbolises the still-unknown nature of dark matter. The image was created using 3D computer graphics software. (Photo courtesy: Amruth Alfred)
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