This black hole merger animation was created using data collected by the LIGO and Virgo gravitational wave detectors, an observation designated GW190412. Credits: © N. Fischer, H. Pfeiffer, A.

Gravity is everywhere. It’s the force that anchors the Earth in its orbit around the sun, stops trees from growing up forever, and keeps our breakfast cereal in its bowl.

Gravity is the force that keeps us grounded. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Gravity is one of the universe's fundamental ...

Also known as "Big G" or G, the gravitational constant was first defined by Isaac Newton in his Law of Universal Gravitation formulated in 1680. It is one of the fundamental constants of nature ...

The first is a consequence of the inverse square nature of the gravitational interaction, meaning the force of gravity diminishes with 1/R 2, where R is the distance between two objects.