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 ...

Gravity is the reason things with mass or energy are attracted to each other. It is why apples fall toward the ground and planets orbit stars. Magnets attract some types of metals, but they can also ...

“We have a situation in physics where we understand very well the quantum forces,” Clive Speake tells PhysOrg.com. “But gravity, as we understand it, is a problem.” Speake is a scientist at the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The devastating earthquake that struck Japan earlier this year was powerful enough to slightly ...

Gravity is an upcoming drama film directed by Alfonso Cuarón. The film stars Sandra Bullock and George Clooney as surviving astronauts in a damaged space station. (L-R) Sandra Bullock as Ryan Stone ...

Neos and Lockheed Martin are building a unique gravity sensor, which is so advanced that it could find a 10-meter tall hill buried 1 km below the earth’s surface. The technology could find an armored ...

Gravity—yes, gravity—is the latest victim of climate change in Antarctica. That’s the stunning conclusion announced Friday by the European Space Agency. “The loss of ice from West Antarctica between ...

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have to exercise and alter their diet to endure extended stays in microgravity, but NASA and the ESA hope to find a better way. They're about to start ...