The greater the mass, the greater the gravitational pull, so gravity affects us in ways most people don't realize. The Earth's gravity holds us down on the ground but also keeps the Moon in a ...

Neutron stars pack an extremely strong gravitational pull, much greater than Earth's. This gravitational strength is particularly impressive because of the stars' small size. When they are formed ...

While the star was alive, nuclear fusion created a constant outward push that balanced the inward pull of gravity from the star's own mass. In the stellar remnants of a supernova, however ...

The more matter something has, the greater the gravitational force it can apply. This is why you don't really notice the gravitational pull of people, animals and objects around you. It also ...