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  1. What is gravity? - NASA

    Newton's "law" of gravity is a mathematical description of the way bodies are observed to attract one another, based on many scientific experiments and observations. The gravitational equation says …

  2. Gravity/Gravitational Field - NASA Earthdata

    Nov 21, 2025 · Gravity is the field around physical bodies, such as planets, that draws objects toward its center. Earth's gravitational field can be measured by orbiting satellites that can detect changes to it. …

  3. Matter in Motion: Earth's Changing Gravity | NASA Earthdata

    Dec 28, 2020 · A new satellite mission sheds light on Earth's gravity field and provides clues about changing sea levels.

  4. The Case of the Missing Waves - NASA Earthdata

    Dec 28, 2020 · Gravity waves are a real challenge because they are largely invisible to climate and weather models. The crux of the problem is the way satellites see them. Satellite instruments sweep …

  5. Glacier Power: How do Glaciers Move? | NASA Earthdata

    3 days ago · A glacier is a large accumulation of many years of snow, transformed into ice. This solid crystalline material deforms (changes) and moves. Glaciers, also known as “rivers of ice,” actually …

  6. StarChild: Glossary - NASA

    GRAVITATIONAL PULL See Gravity GRAVITY The force of attraction between two objects which is influenced by the mass of the two objects and the distance between the two objects. GYROSCOPE …

  7. StarChild: Stars - NASA

    Gravity causes the last of the star's matter to collapse inward and compact. This is the white dwarf stage which is extremely dense. White dwarfs shine with a white hot light but once all of their energy is …

  8. How do we know that dark matter exists? - NASA

    The cluster does not behave as scientists would expect it to if only the visible matter is generating the gravity present in the cluster. 'Dark matter' theory suggests that a huge amount of dark (invisible to …

  9. The Precision Behind Sea Level Rise - NASA Earthdata

    Apr 19, 2021 · Gravity is not constant across Earth, and the amount of force exerted by gravity changes with changes in mass. These uneven mass distributions influence satellite trajectories since areas of …

  10. A Snag in Space-Time | NASA Earthdata

    Dec 27, 2020 · To account for gravity and other effects in their equations, the scientists used a model of Earth’s gravitational field, based on data from the GRACE satellite mission. The GRACE mission, …