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According to newton the earth pulls objects towards it. According to Einstein's theory of relativity (which is very, very well supported by experiments and predictions) gravity is the displacement of space by massive objects like planets, moons, stars and such. The earth literally bends space, so if something passing by the earth and is "pulled" in, it's actually going in a straight line, but the line (space) is distorted, so it changes course and moves towards the earth like a train whose tracks have been bent in one direction or another.

Einstein used the example of a Bowling ball on a matress displacing the matress, curving space and drawing nearby objects in.

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