
What is gravity? - NASA
Newton's "law" of gravity is a mathematical description of the way bodies are observed to attract one another, based on many scientific experiments and observations. The gravitational …
Matter in Motion: Earth's Changing Gravity | NASA Earthdata
Dec 28, 2020 · A new satellite mission sheds light on Earth's gravity field and provides clues about changing sea levels.
Gravity/Gravitational Field - NASA Earthdata
Jan 23, 2026 · Data from NASA satellite observations provide information about Earth's mean gravity field and inform monthly maps of the time-variable gravity field, both of which are useful …
Getting at Groundwater with Gravity - NASA Earthdata
Dec 28, 2020 · Publication from NASA ESDIS describing research uses of data from EOSDIS - scientists use a pair of new satellites to keep up with groundwater resources.
Sir Isaac Newton - NASA
As the years progressed, Newton completed his work on universal , diffraction of light, centrifugal force, centripetal force, inverse-square law, bodies in motion and the variations in tides due to …
StarChild: Stars - NASA
Gravity causes the last of the star's matter to collapse inward and compact. This is the white dwarf stage which is extremely dense. White dwarfs shine with a white hot light but once all of their …
NASA’s twin Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellites can detect groundwater by measuring subtle variations in Earth’s gravity. This image shows the world’s …
Glacier Power: How do Glaciers Move? | NASA Earthdata
2 days ago · A glacier is a large accumulation of many years of snow, transformed into ice. This solid crystalline material deforms (changes) and moves. Glaciers, also known as “rivers of ice,” …
Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment | NASA Earthdata
The NASA/German Space Agency (DLR) Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment/GRACE Follow-on (GRACE and GRACE-FO) platform consists of two identical satellites that act in …
What makes stars shine - NASA
It is this energy which causes the star to shine and stops it from collapsing due to the pull of gravity. Does the conversion of this tiny bit of mass into energy create enough energy to …