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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. 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 …

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

    Nov 21, 2025 · Glaciers Are Solid Rivers A glacier is a large accumulation of many years of snow, transformed into ice. This solid crystalline material deforms (changes) and moves. Glaciers, also …

  6. A Snag in Space-Time | NASA Earthdata

    Dec 27, 2020 · An artistic rendering shows that Earth’s rotation has dragged space-time with it. A particle dropping from infinity towards the center of the planet would not fall in a straight line; it would …

  7. 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 …

  8. ASDC Direct Data Download | NASA Earthdata

    Nov 21, 2024 · NASA ASDC's Direct Data Download tool provides the ability to access and download all publicly available data collections via https.

  9. 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 …

  10. 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 …