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March 23rd, 2013

How Gravity Is Related To The Ocean’s Tides

When watching the ocean tides go in and out, one can’t help but wonder how it all works. Many people wonder what influence gravity has on ocean tides. Gravity is a major force, and it has a strong influence on ocean tides. It’s the gravitational attraction of the moon and the sun that affect ocean tides.

Here on this planet, the tidal forces that are witnessed are influenced by gravitational attraction. The distance between objects like

June 17th, 2012

The Gravitational Relationship Of The Earth And Moon

I was in an abnormally busy hospital one night waiting for someone to give birth. One nurse told me we should have had the baby a week ago when they were much less busy; it was the night of a full moon. She told me every full moon guarantees a very long night for them.

So does gravity interaction between the Earth and the Moon actually affect when babies are born? Apparently not. Scientists have

August 30th, 2011

Why The Earth Has A Gravitational Pull

Gravity was discovered 3 centuries ago by Sir Isaac Newton. A mathematician and physicist by profession, Newton discovered gravity sitting under a tree and observing falling apples. After further research, Newton discovered that gravity exists between all objects and that gravity is essential for normal life on earth as it helps us from floating away into space.

Gravity exists for many reasons; it keeps the earth rotating in its orbit and keeps it at a certain distance from the sun, keeping our planet at a perfect distance from the sun, preventing it

August 27th, 2011

What Is The Gravitational Pull Of The Sun?

Gravity is a universal force that binds together planets within solar systems, and keeps our feet on the ground walking around planet Earth. The sun is very important to life on Earth, as it not only provides us with warmth and light, but affects our gravity.

The sun is a very large star, and is the largest celestial object in our solar system. The sun is 1,390,000 kilometers in diameter, so it’s size creates a very large magnetic pull. Thanks to the sun’s huge magnetic pull, it creates

August 24th, 2011

Some Of NASA’s Zero Gravity Experiments

Since the first astronaut was sent into space, there’s been a great interest in zero-gravity conditions for experiments. Most experiments have focused on how a lack of gravity affects living organisms.
Other experiments have looked at chemical reactions and processes without the presence of gravity. While the International Space Station provides the ideal platform for zero-gravity experiments, NASA and other researchers have conducted many using aircraft in free-fall.
The most important experiments have examined the harmful results of humans living in space for extended periods. Initial experiments showed the loss of bone

August 9th, 2011

Teaching Your Kids About Gravity

If your kids have expressed interest in learning more about the world’s gravitational forces it’s time you spent a few moments letting them explore. There are tons of resources out there to help educate them so here are a few of our good parenting suggestions…
Take them to a Science Museum – There are bonafide science museums all over the country and they’re great at getting hands on and interactive with the kids in your life. They can drop things from high

June 20th, 2011

Why There Is No Gravity In Outer Space

It’s difficult to imagine a world without a gravity as we all are so used to it that we don’t even pay any attention to its presence. However, in the outer space gravitational pull is so small that it’s negligible and a human won’t even notice it. This is because of nature of gravitational force: it is proportional to masses of objects and inversely proportional to the square of distance between objects, so if you double the distance

May 27th, 2011

How An Object’s Mass Is Affected By Gravity

Every object has mass and anything with mass has gravity. We only notice the effect with big things, such as planets and stars. An apple has a gravitational field but it is so tiny that we are unaware of it. Drop the apple and it falls to Earth. This is because the gravitational field of the planet is millions of times more than that of the apple so the effect provided by the apple is drowned out.

May 20th, 2011

How Does Gravity Affect A Beam Of Light?

It was not until Einstein and his General Relativity Theory that anyone thought that gravity could affect light.

Previously, Isaac Newton’s theory was that an object had to have mass to be affected by gravity. Since light does not have mass, under newtonian physics, it would be unaffected by the gravitational pull of an object.

We now know that light’s trajectory can be altered by gravity. According to Einstein’s theory, any object with mass alters the shape of space-time. Anything moving