Is it possible to have gravity in space?

Answer 1

of course, what do you think spins the planets? There is no gravity where there is no bodies because every object has it's own gravity. That's why planets are spherical because the planet's gravity pulls objects around it.

Answer 2

There is gravity all throughout space. You are probably thinking about how astronauts are weightless in their spacecraft. True, but there is gravity from the earth. In fact, the gravity of the earth is only a little less for them, than it is for us on the ground. The reason they are weightless is because they are in orbit. They are in a state of free fall, but moving forward so fast that the earth curves away from them at the same speed they are falling. Thus, remaining in orbit.

Another example would be the moon. The reason it stays in orbit around the earth is because of the earth's gravity. Even way out there, it is strong enough to hold the moon in orbit when it is traveling forward at a couple thousand miles an hour.

The planets orbit the sun. And the sun and all the stars we can see with the naked eye are orbiting the center of the galaxy. All of this orbiting is due to gravity. There is no place you can go in the Universe without being affected at least a little bit, by gravity.

Answer 3

Well, we have gravity on Earth, which is in space. And objects are affected by gravity all over the universe, even when we can't feel it. On the other hand, there are many ways in which you could "simulate" weight without really having weight. For example, (this is Sci-Fi so far...) you could have a very big cylindrical room in a very big space station, have a floor in the middle spinning along the walls of the cylinder. A person on the edge will appear to be "falling", but the floor is actually pushing against him. Quite different from gravity, but in a few years, who knows?

Answer 4

hhe force of gravity exist in space; it is what keeps the planets orbiting the usn. WHat I think you are asking, however, is whether or not it si possible for us to generate artificial gravity in space. There are a few ways to do this:

1. Spin the ship around. This will force you out towards the edges.

2. Keep accelerating, which will produce artificial gravity directed towards the back of the ship. However, no ship we have can accelerate this fast for very long.

3. There IS be a way of generating artificial gravity, but it is extremely weak (less than a millionth of Earth gravity) and uses up lots and lots of power.

Answer 5

yup its how the planets continue to spin around the sun.

Answer 6

gravitation is universal