• Question: Why isn't there gravity in space? :)

    Asked by Purplex to Adrian, Gaia, Jim, Scott, Vicky on 7 Mar 2016.
    • Photo: Jim Barrett

      Jim Barrett answered on 7 Mar 2016:

      There is gravity in space! Bit since gravity is really really weak, as soon as you go just a little way into space (like Tim on the International Space Station), it feels like there’s no gravity at all.

      Gravity is very important in space though, it makes the earth go around the sun!

    • Photo: Adrian Buzatu

      Adrian Buzatu answered on 7 Mar 2016:

      There is gravity in space. It is gravity that keeps planets around the Sun and satellites around planets. The strength of the gravitational field is stronger near that particular body.

    • Photo: Scott Lawrie

      Scott Lawrie answered on 8 Mar 2016:

      If the space station were not moving around the Earth at 17000 miles per hour, it and all the astronauts would fall to earth under gravity, just like you do when you jump in the air. In fact the gravity at the space station is only a little bit lower than we feel on the ground. The only reason they’re floating about is because they’re continually falling to the Earth but never actually hitting the ground because they’re going so fast sideways!

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