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Gravity manipulation is the theoretical or fictional ability to control the gravitational force acting on objects or to alter the curvature of spacetime in a localized region. In practice, the term is often used in science fiction to describe levitation, weight reduction, gravitational shielding, or the creation of artificial gravity fields for spacecraft. In scientific discourse, there is no verified mechanism for active, controllable gravity manipulation at macroscopic scales with present technology.

In physics, gravity is not a force in the Newtonian sense but a manifestation of spacetime curvature caused by mass-energy. Manipulating it would require changing energy-momentum distribution or engineering spacetime geometry, which would demand enormous energy and advanced control over gravitational interactions. Contemporary physics acknowledges gravitomagnetic effects, but they are exceedingly weak and not practically harnessable.

Speculative approaches include exotic matter or negative energy, modifications of gravity theories, or quantum gravity effects; none are supported by empirical evidence at usable scales.

Potential applications are speculative: non-contact lifting, propulsion, protection against impacts, or environment simulation. But there are fundamental challenges: energy requirements, stability, safety, and ethical concerns; consequently gravity manipulation is regarded as fictional or highly theoretical rather than achievable with current science.

In culture, gravity manipulation appears in comics, films, and video games as a convenient power for heroes or plot devices. See also gravity, gravitation, anti-gravity, inertial propulsion.