Why is there no gravity in space?

Answer 1

There is gravity, but it is a weak force and you can't feel it. If you were in a ship in space, something would be acting on you gravitationally. But it's acting on you and the ship equally, so you don't sink to the floor.

Answer 2

Is There Gravity In Space

Answer 3

Actually that's not true.

You have to travel WAY out into space before Gravity would become an insignificant matter.

The fact that Pluto stays in orbit around the sun indicates that the Sun's gravity is at work WAY out there.

What happens to cause the appearance of zero gravity is the fact your momentum (motion away) is slightly more than the pull backwards.

If you magically went to a dead rest (a physical impossiblity) you would be pulled into the sun very quickly.

You are not pulled in because your momentum from the rockets has broken you clear of Earths' Gravity and your orbit around the Earth is holding with the momentum of Earth, which is enough to escape the sun's gravity.

Answer 4

theres gravity in space, thats how the planets stay in orbit around the sun, and moons around planets.

but gravity is less because your farther away from the center of earth. gravity is created by mass, so a very big heavy object will actually warp space and cause everything to by fulled to the center. thats what gravity is. so if your in an area of space far from anything else there would be no gravity, except your own which is so tiny its not even noticeable.

Answer 5

There absolutely IS gravity in space. Let me explain it with a story.
http://stemstories.wordpress.com/2013/11/20/weightless-part-1/

Answer 6

There's lots of gravity in space.

But a spaceship with the thrusters off is freely falling through the gravitational field. And as Galileo discovered, everything falls at the same rate, regardless of its mass. The spaceship falls in the same trajectory as the occupants, and so the occupants float in the spacecraft; there's nothing to hold them down against any particular wall.

Answer 7

A space void lacks matter or mass and has no center of gravity to attract other matter. However, the influence of one or more masses (earth and moon, etc.) pass through space (even bend space).

Answer 8

RE:
Why is there no gravity in space?

Answer 9

Actually there is. As the gravitational forces between each planets are extended to the whole universe. Even though it is weaker as you are far from the planet and the centripetal forces of the planet cannot pull you back and you cannot feel it, there is gravity in space which will be on you. Thus, there is actually gravity in space but maybe it is weak and you cannot feel it. As when you move to near a planet, the gravitational force is stronger and can pull you back.

Answer 10

There is gravity in space.

See here:

http://www.livescience.com/bestimg/index.php?url=myths_gravity_space2_03.jpg&cat=myths