> It seems that the energy is being stored somewhere, and that matter itself allows us to tap into that, but is not the place where it is stored. It's not stor

> It seems that the energy is being stored somewhere, and that matter itself allows us to tap into that, but is not the place where it is stored. It's not stored anywhere, it's always present since the gravitational masses are always present, it's just that a part of it turns into kinetic energy when you are close to large masses (and back once you leave them).