Two astronauts are floating in gravitational free space after having lost contact with their spaceship. The two will:
- AMove towards each other
- BMove away from each other
- CWill become stationary
- DKeep floating at the same distance between them
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
According to Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation, every mass attracts every other mass with a force
. Even in "gravity-free" space (relative to a planet), the mutual gravitational attraction between the two astronauts will pull them toward each other.
. Even in "gravity-free" space (relative to a planet), the mutual gravitational attraction between the two astronauts will pull them toward each other.