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Spacetime can be warped by the presence of mass and energy from "summary" of The Science of Interstellar by Kip Thorne
The concept of spacetime being warped by the presence of mass and energy is a fundamental idea in the theory of general relativity, proposed by Albert Einstein over a century ago. According to this theory, the fabric of spacetime is not fixed and unchanging, but rather dynamic and responsive to the presence of matter and energy. When mass and energy are present in a region of spacetime, they create a gravitational field that warps the geometry of the surrounding space. This warping effect is what we experience as gravity - the force that pulls objects towards each other. The greater the mass and energy in a particular area, the more pronounced the warping of spacetime will be. Einstein described this warping of spacetime mathematically through his field equations, which relate the distribution of mass and energy to the curvature of spacetime. In simple terms, massive objects like planets and stars create ...
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