Astronomers have finally pinned down the mass and distance of a lonely world that drifts through the galaxy without a parent ...

Scientists have measured gravity at an extremely short distance, in what they hope will tell us more about extra dimensions. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe ...

Legend has it that Isaac Newton had the moment of inspiration that would lead to his theory of gravity when, on a warm ...

Isaac Newton formulated his theory of gravity as an action at a distance: a planet instantly feels the influence of another celestial body, no matter the distance between them. This characteristic ...

All fundamental forces operating on astronomical scales exhibit a decrease in strength with increasing distance. A hypothetical force, decreasing with distance slower than the inverse square law, ...

In any direction! The distance between the Earth and the Sun is a careful balance between the mass of the Earth, the mass of the Sun, the speed with which the Earth orbits the Sun, and the strength of ...

The spinoffs from gravitational wave detectors are not just new scientific discoveries. The technology also has other uses. A good example of this is the gravity-measuring mission, GRACE Follow On, ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Did you know the moon is actually what dictates our tides? The water does not just rise and fall at different parts of the day and night. Believe it or not, if you weren’t already ...