A viral conspiracy theory on social media claims Earth will lose gravity for seven seconds on August 12, 2026, causing 60 ...

It was quite a leap. Conspiracy theorists are being brought back down to Earth after NASA scientists debunked a wild claim ...

NASA has responded to a theory claiming planet Earth will lose gravity for seven seconds later this year. An alleged document ...

NASA officials debunked a viral rumor spread on social media recently warning of a brief loss of Earth’s gravity Aug. 12.

Editor’s note: Welcome to Just4Kids, a new feature with content from The Conversation for Kids, a nonprofit in which scholars answer kids’ questions about science, health and more, that will be ...

Gravity, in the literal sense, keeps everyone (and everything) on Earth grounded. It acts as the anchor that prevents objects from floating skyward. For humans, it’s a leash that stops us from ...

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 ...

In the bigger picture, “down” could be defined as being below the plane of the solar system, which is known as the ecliptic.