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Consider that gravity isn't actually a force. We feel gravity only because something is getting in the way - the ground (usually). That causes a force that resists gravity.
Gravity is a force from everywhere I've read. The gravitational force is weak, but very long ranged. Furthermore, it is always attractive, and acts between any two pieces of matter in the Universe since mass is its source.The Fundamental Forces of Nature
What else would it be though? An optical illusion? It is actually one of the four fundamental forces in the universe. You can't get more forceful than that.
Is outer-space something or nothing? For some reason I keep envisioning it as sort of like jello with the marshmallows being planets and such...yah you can laugh at me. But if gravity can contort space then I assume it is not nothing but actually something.
Outer space is a void that exists between Earth, the moon, and all of the other space bodies out there. There is no air or gravity in space. Scientists describe it as a vacuum of nothing. That is why if you ever decide to go into space, you must wear a spacesuit to keep your body from experiencing the harsh effects of space exposure.
Outer space is a void that exists between Earth, the moon, and all of the other space bodies out there. There is no air or gravity in space. Scientists describe it as a vacuum of nothing. That is why if you ever decide to go into space, you must wear a spacesuit to keep your body from experiencing the harsh effects of space exposure.
What do you mean there is no gravity in space? Gravity permeates space.
What do you mean there is no gravity in space? Gravity permeates space.
What I meant by that is that when you're in space, there's no planet or anything to pull you down. However, there is always a certain amount of force that keeps objects close to Earth, such as satellites for example. The amount of force of gravity decreases the further you move away from Earth. It will never reach zero, but it will come exceptionally close to doing so.
What I meant by that is that when you're in space, there's no planet or anything to pull you down. However, there is always a certain amount of force that keeps objects close to Earth, such as satellites for example. The amount of force of gravity decreases the further you move away from Earth. It will never reach zero, but it will come exceptionally close to doing so.
But by then you are under the influence of other massive bodies' gravity.
But by then you are under the influence of other massive bodies' gravity.
Indeed. Earth isn't the only body out there. You've got the other planets, other stars, asteroids, comets, meteoroids, moons, etc. You also have to go a certain speed to escape Earth's gravitational pull just to get into space.
Indeed. Earth isn't the only body out there. You've got the other planets, other stars, asteroids, comets, meteoroids, moons, etc. You also have to go a certain speed to escape Earth's gravitational pull just to get into space.
But then again, you aren't really escaping earth's gravity. You just have to go fast enough to fall around the earth following the curve of the surface. That is all the moon is doing. Free falling feels like no gravity. Gravity is still there, it's just when you are free- falling, you don't feel it.
But then again, you aren't really escaping earth's gravity. You just have to go fast enough to fall around the earth following the curve of the surface. That is all the moon is doing. Free falling feels like no gravity. Gravity is still there, it's just when you are free- falling, you don't feel it.
Yes. I didn't really get into space during school, so there are certain things that I don't know about space. Whenever I study science, I like to study about Earth and life on it.
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