Space-Time Continuum

The space-time continuum is a concept that combines the three dimensions of space with the dimension of time into a single four-dimensional framework. In the context of relativity, it suggests that space and time are interconnected; events occur in this continuum rather than separately. Moving masses, like planets or stars, can warp the fabric of space-time, leading to phenomena such as gravity. Instead of seeing gravity as a force, general relativity describes it as the curvature of space-time caused by mass, affecting how objects move and time flows in different gravitational fields.