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What is the name of the region in space where the gravity of a massive body, such as a planet or star, distorts spacetime, causing objects to fall towards it?
What is the name of the region in space where the gravity of a massive body, such as a planet or star, distorts spacetime, causing objects to fall towards it?
The region in space where the gravity of a massive body distorts spacetime is called its gravitational field or gravitational well.