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Is the the force increased to twice as much when the distance between two stars decreases by half?

It is 4 times bigger. Newton's Law of Gravitation says that the gravitational force between two objects is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. More specifically F = (G*m1*m2)/(r2). If you cut the distance in half, you have to square that, which is 1/4 so the force is 4 times bigger.


What does gravity act over?

Gravity is a force that acts on every object in the universe. If two objects have mass, there will be a force due to Gravity between them, proportional to their masses and inversely proportional to the square of their distance between each other.


What range of force is the gravitational force?

-- The size (strength, magnitude) of gravitational force can be anything more than zero. -- The direction of gravitational force is always in both directions between the centers of two masses, attracting them toward each other. -- The distance of gravitational force can be anything more than zero. There is no limit, and the force between two masses is never zero, no matter how far apart they are.


What is gravity and does the size of 2 objects and the distance between them affect the gravitational force?

Gravity or gravitation is a natural phenomenon by which all things with mass-energy are brought toward one another, including stars, planets, galaxies and even light and sub-atomic particles.No, the gravitational force does not depend on the size of the objects. It depends on the mass-energy of the objects. While larger objects CAN contain more mass-energy and thus experience larger gravitational forces, objects can be large but have very low density thus have very little mass-energy.


Define gravitational force?

Gravitational force is the attractive force exerted by an object with mass on any other object with mass. It is a fundamental force of nature that governs the motion of planets, stars, and celestial bodies in space. This force is directly proportional to the product of the masses of the objects and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.

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Is the the force increased to twice as much when the distance between two stars decreases by half?

It is 4 times bigger. Newton's Law of Gravitation says that the gravitational force between two objects is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. More specifically F = (G*m1*m2)/(r2). If you cut the distance in half, you have to square that, which is 1/4 so the force is 4 times bigger.


Is there gravity in space and why?

Yes. Gravity is a force of attraction that exists between all objects with mass. It increases with the mass of the object in question and decreases with distance from it. Planets, stars, moons, and galaxies all exert a gravitational pull.


Is your sun and other stars far away in another galaxy too far to feel a gravitational force between them?

Galaxies do exert significant gravitational attraction on other galaxies. For example, the Greater and the Lesser Magellanic Clouds are galaxies that orbit our own galaxy, the Milky Way. In that sense, the stars in one galaxy do have a gravitational interaction with those in other galaxies. Of course, the more distant galaxies have correspondingly less gravitational interaction with ours.


What does gravity act over?

Gravity is a force that acts on every object in the universe. If two objects have mass, there will be a force due to Gravity between them, proportional to their masses and inversely proportional to the square of their distance between each other.


Why does a star's gravity increase when it gets smaller?

A star's gravity increases when it gets smaller because the mass of the star remains constant while its size decreases. This results in the gravitational force becoming stronger as the distance between objects reduces, following the inverse square law of gravity.


What is a cosmic distance?

A distance in space, between stars etc.


Compare the distance between two stars and the distance between two planets?

The distance between two stars is typically much greater than the distance between two planets. Stars are usually light-years apart, while planets in the same star system are typically within a few astronomical units of each other.


What units are for distance between stars?

The correct unit to describe the distance between stars is the "light year", the distance a photon of light would travel (through a vacuum) in a year.


What range of force is the gravitational force?

-- The size (strength, magnitude) of gravitational force can be anything more than zero. -- The direction of gravitational force is always in both directions between the centers of two masses, attracting them toward each other. -- The distance of gravitational force can be anything more than zero. There is no limit, and the force between two masses is never zero, no matter how far apart they are.


What is the distance between star?

The distance between stars can be anything from light minutes to billions of light years.


What is gravity and does the size of 2 objects and the distance between them affect the gravitational force?

Gravity or gravitation is a natural phenomenon by which all things with mass-energy are brought toward one another, including stars, planets, galaxies and even light and sub-atomic particles.No, the gravitational force does not depend on the size of the objects. It depends on the mass-energy of the objects. While larger objects CAN contain more mass-energy and thus experience larger gravitational forces, objects can be large but have very low density thus have very little mass-energy.


Are the stars measured in light years?

Stars are not measured in light years. The distance between them is.