Gravity is the force of action between two objects. It’s called a natural force because it acts at a distance rather than needing to be in contact. Gravity is the force that holds us down on Earth and ...
From Newton’s falling apple to Einstein’s curved spacetime, our understanding of gravity has come a long way, yet this familiar force remains one of the biggest puzzles in physics.
In orbit, astronauts float weightless because they’re in continuous free-fall around Earth. To recreate gravity, engineers ...
Gravity is what holds Earth in orbit around the sun and keeps us from floating off into space. Unfortunately, it can — quite ...
Earth and the Moon are forever locked in a gravitational embrace that has played a critical role in determining the fate of both worlds. Although they have grown more distant since their formative ...
Discovering a machine that could somehow produce thrust without releasing propellant would be a game-changer for human space travel. There’s just one problem—such a device would defy the laws of ...
It's been 286 days since astronauts Sonny Williams and Butch Wilmore have felt the pull of Earth's gravity. Gravity is really, really tough, tough, learning to live with it, but also without it. Our ...
Researchers have discovered there was an anomaly in Earth's gravitational field between 2006 and 2008, potentially caused by ...
Scientists measure the distance to the Moon by bouncing lasers off mirrors placed there by space probes and astronauts.