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Two astronauts are floating in gravitational free space after having lost contact with their spaceship. The two will:

  1. A
    Move towards each other
  2. B
    Move away from each other
  3. C
    Will become stationary
  4. D
    Keep 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.

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Two astronauts are floating in gravitational free space after having lost contact with their spaceship. The two will:
A
Move towards each other
B
Move away from each other
C
Will become stationary
D
Keep floating at the same distance between them

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