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You 'feel' the gravitational force between you and every other mass in existence.
In space, one force that you feel is the force between you and the earth. The force is inversely
proportional to the square of the distance between you and the center of the earth, exactly
as it is when you're sitting in your easy chair on earth.
Additionally, you'll also feel the forces between you and any other mass objects that happen to be
close enough to you so that the force toward them is comparable to the strength of the force you feel
in the direction towards earth.
Note: Very important. If your spacecraft happens to be accelerating, then you feel a force in the direction
opposite to the acceleration. It feels exactly like a gravitational force, and there's no way whatsoever
for you to tell the difference.
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Why does a man feel weightless on the moon?
They don't. The moon has gravity but not as much as earth so they feel that they have less weight. In outer space a person would feel weightless because no gravity that they could notice is acting upon them.
Why is there no gravity or air in space?
These two are tied together. There is nowhere in the universe in which there are no gravity since the range of gravity is infinite. But Gravity gets weaker as get farther away, and therefore if you move far away enough, it would feel like there is no gravity. The reason why there is no air in space is that gravity attracts air, and without any gravity, all the atoms will either just slowly move around or just create their own gravity.
Why there is zero gravity in space?
Actually there is gravity (non-zero gravity) in space. You just don't feel it when you are in free fall. For more details, read some articles (for example, in the Wikipedia) about "free fall".
How would you feel in a space shuttle in outer space?
scared.
What is another term for zero gravity?
There is no such thing as 'zero gravity,' as even if you went a million lightyears away from an object, it's gravity would still have a minor affect on you. The only way to feel no gravity from an individual body such as the earth is to be in free fall. This is why the astronauts orbiting the earth dont feel its gravity, as contrary to popular belief, orbiting is actually just free falling at an angle where you constantly miss the object you are orbiting. Hope this helped!
Do astronaughts feel gravity in space?
No, unless they are near a body with enough mass to have gravitational pull. For example, standing on the moon they would feel gravity (although it's a lot less than Earth's gravity ) but floating in space technically there is still gravity but it is such a small force that an astronaut would not feel it.
What anastronaut working in Space near the International space station says she feel weightless. What does she mean Does the astronaut no have weight?
It actually means that the astronaut is in free fall, and doesn't FEEL gravity. Gravity does affect the astronaut, so the astronaut will still be accelerated towards Earth. However, the astronaut won't feel the gravity.
What was it like for Neil Armstrong to have no gravity in space?
he would feel like he weighed nothing
Why does a man feel weightless on the moon?
They don't. The moon has gravity but not as much as earth so they feel that they have less weight. In outer space a person would feel weightless because no gravity that they could notice is acting upon them.
Why do you feel the affects of gravity more when you are here on Earth than you would out in space?
Because gravity is stronger with a bigger object. The greatest effect on the gravity you undergo has to do with the immense electromagnetivity from the Earth's core. There are none of those physical factors in space.
Why do astronaut feel weightless in space?
They actually are weightless, due to the fact there is no gravity in space. However a sky-diver would say he/she feels weightless, but they are experiencing free-fall.
Is there more gravity on earth than on space?
All objects have gravitational pull - so the theory of matter would say, of course, unless the object is so large like the Earth or Moon, it is undetectable. So gravity is not just on Earth, it is a universal thing. Of course, there is nothing that could have gravity in space other that planets etc., so unless you where close to one you would not feel any gravity. Now to answer your question. It could go either way. You could say that the farther you get from Earth, the less gravity there is. So space, you would assume, would not have much at all. But if you were close to a planet like Jupiter, which has 2.5 times the gravity as Earth, you would feel more gravity than here on Earth. Does this answer your question? If not, try this: Gravity is related to mass. Mass is the weight of an object. The greater the mass, the greater the gravity. Space has little mass and therefore little gravity. The moon is about 1/3 the size of the Earth, therefore it would have about 1/3 the gravity.
Why is there no gravity or air in space?
These two are tied together. There is nowhere in the universe in which there are no gravity since the range of gravity is infinite. But Gravity gets weaker as get farther away, and therefore if you move far away enough, it would feel like there is no gravity. The reason why there is no air in space is that gravity attracts air, and without any gravity, all the atoms will either just slowly move around or just create their own gravity.
Why there is zero gravity in space?
Actually there is gravity (non-zero gravity) in space. You just don't feel it when you are in free fall. For more details, read some articles (for example, in the Wikipedia) about "free fall".
Why does an object fall down?
Because due to the presence of gravity. Gravity is a force that pulls you down. In space there is no gravity so you won't feel this force
How can space affect communication?
it could be personal space which would mean someone might shut down conversation's if they feel the other person/people are to close
How does Gravity affect astronouts in space?
Gravity from objects such as the Earth, the Moon, the Sun, or the Milky Way will attract and accelerate an astronaut. "Accelerate" implies that the astronaut's velocity will change over time.If the astronaut is in free fall (basically, the spaceship's engine is not pushing the spacecraft), then the astronaut won't FEEL such gravity.
