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The explanation is very simple, (although the reason isn't):

There are gravitational forces of attraction between every two specks of

matter in the universe. The more mass they have, the stronger the force is

between them. But the farther apart they are, the weaker the force is.

The forces of gravitational attraction between you and a planet are strong

when you're standing on the planet, because the planet has so much mass,

and you're so close to it.

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