A new study has revealed that gravity's effect on Earth is constantly shaping the surface of our planet. When our planet formed, it did so by pulling dust and rock toward its gravitational field. As ...

Astronomers have found a clever new way to slice and dice the flickering light from a distant star in a way that reveals the strength of gravity at its surface. That is important because a star’s ...

The first instrument to directly measure gravity on the surface of an asteroid has undergone testing in ESA's Mechanical Systems Laboratory. The GRASS gravimeter will be landed on the surface of the ...

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A group of researchers at Johns Hopkins University has found a new purpose for the Mars Curiosity rover, which has been ambling around the Gale Crater on Mars for nearly seven years. The team ...

There are several ways that surface gravity on Earth could change. We wouldn’t like most of them. If a mini black hole collided with Earth and didn’t pass straight through, it would sink to the planet ...