
- 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 … 
- Gravity/Gravitational Field - NASA Earthdata- Sep 30, 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 … 
- 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. … 
- Glacier Power: How do Glaciers Move? - NASA Earthdata- Sep 30, 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, … 
- StarChild: Stars - NASA- Gravity causes the last of the star's matter to collapse inward and compact. This is the white dwarf stage which is extremely dense. White dwarfs shine with a white hot light but once all of their … 
- Getting at Groundwater with Gravity - NASA Earthdata- Dec 28, 2020 · Publication from NASA ESDIS describing research uses of data from EOSDIS - scientists use a pair of new satellites to keep up with groundwater resources. 
- 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 … 
- 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 … 
- Teachers' Center Activity: Gravity Effects on Planet Motion - NASA- 1. Introduction: Review the definition of gravity Drop a ball and explain why it falls downward Explain that the strength of a gravitational pull is determined by the masses of the objects … 
- The Precision Behind Sea Level Rise - NASA Earthdata- Jan 16, 2025 · 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 …