Earth gravity

The asteroid - whose precise trajectory was unknown - passed Earth on March 7 at 13:42 UTC (8:42 ET) at some 10 times the moon's distance.

La gente tiende a pensar en la gravedad en la Tierra es algo uniforme y consistente, pero el campo gravitatorio de la Tierra está sujeto a las variaciones que se producen con el tiempo

Any two masses are attracted towards each other by gravity. This force of gravity causes the Moon to change direction to make it orbit around the Earth.

On October 13, 2022, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft captured this image of the Earth and the Moon from a distance of 890,000 miles (1.4 million km).

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After just two years in orbit, ESA's GOCE satellite has gathered enough data to map Earth's gravity with unrivaled precision. Scientists now have access to the most accurate model of the 'geoid'

Earth's gravitational field at the surface is approximately 9.8 Newtons/kilogram, or equivalently, 9.8 meters/second/second.

The moon is shrinking as its interior cools. As it shrinks, its crust wrinkles and cracks, forming "thrust faults'" that, according to a new analysis, generate moonquakes.

Looking for a quick reference about gravity and a definition for kids? This two page worksheet and activity has you covered!

On Oct. 9, NASA's Juno spacecraft flew past Earth, using our home planet's gravity to get the final boost it needed to reach Jupiter. The JunoCam instrument captured this monochrome view of Earth.