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Here is the formula for the strength of the gravitational force:

F = G m1m2/R2

'm1' and 'm2' are the masses of the two objects attracting each other,

and 'R' is the distance between them.

There's nothing in the formula that says "Only as far out as this maximum distance".

The gravitational force between two objects extends to any distance you want to

think about, and past it. It becomes weaker as the distance grows, but it never

shrinks to zero, no matter how far apart the objects are.

There is a force of gravity between a grain of sand on the farthest planet orbiting

the farthest star in the farthest galaxy, if any of them exist, and your pinky fingernail.

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